obligate parasite


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parasite

 [par´ah-sīt]
1. a plant or animal that lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage; see also symbiosis. Parasites include multicelled and single-celled animals, fungi, and bacteria, and some authorities also include viruses.Those that feed upon human hosts can cause diseases ranging from the mildly annoying to the severe or even fatal. (See accompanying table.)
Types of parasites.
2. parasitic fetus.
adj., adj parasit´ic.
accidental parasite one that parasitizes an organism other than the usual host.
facultative parasite one that may be parasitic upon another organism but can exist independently.
incidental parasite accidental parasite.
malarial parasite Plasmodium.
obligate parasite (obligatory parasite) one that is entirely dependent upon a host for its survival.
periodic parasite one that parasitizes a host for short periods.
temporary parasite one that lives free of its host during part of its life cycle.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ob·li·gate par·a·site

a parasite that cannot lead an independent nonparasitic existence, in contrast to facultative parasite.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ob·li·gate pa·ra·site

(ob'li-găt par'ă-sīt)
A parasite that cannot lead an independent nonparasitic existence, in contrast to facultative parasite.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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