entozoon
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entozoon
[en″to-zo´on] (pl. entozo´a)An internal animal parasite. adj., adj entozo´ic.
en·to·zo·on
, pl.en·to·zo·a
(en'tō-zō'on, -ă),An animal parasite the habitat of which is any of the internal organs or tissues.
[ento- + G. zōon, animal]
entozoon
/en·to·zo·on/ (-zo´on) pl. entozo´a an internal animal parasite.entozo´icentozoon
(ĕn′tə-zō′ən)n. pl. ento·zoa (-zō′ə)
Any of various animals, such as tapeworms or trematodes, that inhabit the internal organs or tissues of other animals, usually as parasites.
en′to·zo′ic adj.
en·to·zo·on
, pl. entozoa (en'tō-zō'on, -ă)An animal parasite with a habitat in any of the internal organs or tissues.
[ento- + G. zōon, animal]
entozoon
an internal animal parasite.