endoparasite
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endoparasite
[en″do-par´ah-sīt]a parasite that lives within the body of the host. adj., adj endoparasit´ic.
en·do·par·a·site
(en'dō-par'ă-sīt),A parasite living within the body of its host.
endoparasite
(ĕn′dō-păr′ə-sīt′)n.
A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another organism.
en′do·par·a·sit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
en′do·par′a·sit·ism (-sĭ-tĭz′əm) n.
endoparasite
[en′dōper′əsīt]
Etymology: Gk, endon + parasitos, guest
(in medical parasitology) an organism that lives within the internal organs or tissues of the host, such as a tapeworm.
en·do·par·a·site
(en'dō-par'ă-sīt)A parasite living within the body of its host.
endoparasite
see PARASITE.endoparasite
a parasite that lives within the body of the host.