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paratenesis

par·a·te·ne·sis

(par'ă-te-nē'sis),

Passage of an infective agent by one or a series of paratenic hosts in which the agent is transported between hosts but does not undergo further development.

[parasite + L. teneo, to hold, maintain]

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