PARASITOLOGY


Meaning of PARASITOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-sə-ˈtä-lə-jē, -ˌsī-, ˌpa-rə- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin parasitus + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

Date: 1882

: a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals

• par·a·si·to·log·i·cal -ˌsi-tə-ˈlä-ji-kəl, -ˌsī- also par·a·si·to·log·ic -jik adjective

• par·a·si·to·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē adverb

• par·a·si·tol·o·gist -sə-ˈtä-lə-jist, -ˌsī- noun

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