Taber's Medical Dictionary
flora
(flor′ă)
[L. Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, fr. flos, stem flor-, flower]
1. Plant life as distinguished from animal life.
2. Microbial life occurring or adapted for living in a specific environment or habitat of the body, such as the skin, the vagina, or the gastrointestinal tract.
SEE: fauna
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Flora." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753713/all/flora.
Flora. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753713/all/flora. Accessed April 21, 2026.
Flora. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753713/all/flora
Flora [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753713/all/flora.
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