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noun
1.
Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
2.
a parasitic mode of life or existence.
3.
Pathology. a diseased condition due to parasites.
4.
(in some totalitarian countries)
a.
unemployment or refusal to work.
b.
employment in work considered nonessential by the state.
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Parasitism
is always a great word to know.
So is segmentation. Does it mean:
| the subdivision of an organism or of an organ into more or less equivalent parts; cell division |
| a grouping of tissues into a distinct structure, as a heart or kidney in animals or a leaf or stamen in plants, that performs a specialized task |
Example Sentences
- Yet parasitism is widespread and can affect behavior, reproduction and other aspects of the lives of hosts.
- Chapman is trying to determine how nutrition and parasitism operate synergistically to influence primate population size.
- Mortality is affected by bad weather, predation, parasitism and infectious diseases.
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Medical Dictionary
parasitism par·a·sit·ism (pār'ə-sĭ-tĭz'əm, -sī-)
n.
A symbiotic relationship in which one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.
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Science Dictionary
parasitism  (pār'ə-sĭ-tĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is generally harmed. Parasites derive nutrition from their host and may also gain other benefits such as shelter and a habitat in which to grow and reproduce. See more at parasite. Compare amensalism, commensalism, mutualism. |
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