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endobiotic

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en⋅do⋅bi⋅ot⋅ic

  [en-doh-bahy-ot-ik] Biology
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–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.
Origin:
1895–1900; endo- + biotic
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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·do·bi·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "en-dO-"bI-'ät-ik, -bE-
Function: adjective
: dwelling within the cells or tissuesof a host <endobiotic bacteria>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

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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