Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The scientific study of parasitism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The natural history of parasites; the science or study of parasitism.
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- noun A
study ofparasites .
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Examples
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In the late 1800s, scientists sometimes referred to parasitology as medical zoology.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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In the late 1800s, scientists sometimes referred to parasitology as medical zoology.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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All these different disciplines became known as parasitology—more of a loose federation than an actual science.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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In the late 1800s, scientists sometimes referred to parasitology as medical zoology.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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All these different disciplines became known as parasitology—more of a loose federation than an actual science.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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All these different disciplines became known as parasitology—more of a loose federation than an actual science.
Parasite Rex Carl Zimmer 2009
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He has taught at the college ever since, only taking some time off to pursue his doctorate with a particular interest in parasitology, which is the study of parasites, their hosts and the relationship between the two.
GJSentinel.com 2010
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He got his chance at a remote Methodist mission hospital in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he learned blood chemistry, parasitology, and basic hematology in a rudimentary lab.
The Wrong Man 2010
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He got his chance at a remote Methodist mission hospital in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he learned blood chemistry, parasitology, and basic hematology in a rudimentary lab.
The Wrong Man 2010
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De-worming dogs monthly—instead of the previously recommended annually or quarterly—can greatly lower the infection risk, says Dr. Kevin R. Kazacos, a professor of veterinary parasitology at Purdue University.
This Business Grows Every Time Fido Does His Jim Sterba 2011
Prolagus commented on the word parasitology
("Parasitology Is Dead. Long Live Parasitology!" by James H. Shaw. Conservation Biology, Volume 24, No. 6, 1690–1693)
November 26, 2010
dailyword commented on the word parasitology
Tristan failed this in "All Creatures Great And Small."
August 29, 2013