endobiotic

[en-doh-bahy-ot-ik]

en·do·bi·ot·ic

[en-doh-bahy-ot-ik] Biology
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.
noun
2.
any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.

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Endobiotic is always a great word to know.
So is androgenous. Does it mean:
pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring
the cell produced by the union of two gametes before it undergoes cleavage or cell division

Origin:
1895–1900; endo- + biotic
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endobiotic (ˌɛndəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk)
 
adj
formed within a host cell

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endobiotic en·do·bi·ot·ic (ěn'də-bī-ŏt'ĭk)
adj.
Living as a parasite or symbiont within the tissues of a host.

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