parasitism

[ par-uh-sahy-tiz-uhm, -si- ]

/ ˈpær ə saɪˌtɪz əm, -sɪ- /

noun

Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.

a parasitic mode of life or existence.

Pathology. a diseased condition due to parasites.

(in some totalitarian countries)

unemployment or refusal to work.
employment in work considered nonessential by the state.

Origin of parasitism

First recorded in 1605–15; parasite + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM parasitism

non·par·a·sit·ism, noun

Words nearby parasitism

parasitic cyst, parasiticide, parasitic male, parasitic melanoderma, parasitic oscillation, parasitism, parasitize, parasitogenic, parasitoid, parasitoidism, parasitology

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Example sentences from the Web for parasitism

Parasitism in the Infusoria is by no means so important as among Flagellates.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various
In any ordinary volume it is not possible to give a complete bibliography of parasitism.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Symbiosis, parasitism and all the rest are just ways of describing variations of the same basic process of living together.
Planet of the Damned|Harry Harrison
No group of Crustacea exhibits more numerous or more varied examples of parasitism than the Copepoda.
The Life of Crustacea|William Thomas Calman

Parasitism, he will say, is one of the gravest crimes in Nature.
Natural Law in the Spiritual World|Henry Drummond

British Dictionary definitions for parasitism

parasitism

/ (ˈpærəsaɪˌtɪzəm) /

noun

the relationship between a parasite and its host

the state of being infested with parasites

the state of being a parasite

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Medical definitions for parasitism

parasitism

[ păr′ə-sĭ-tĭz′əm, -sī- ]

n.

A symbiotic relationship in which one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host.

Scientific definitions for parasitism

parasitism

[ păr′ə-sĭ-tĭz′əm ]

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is 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.

单词	parasitism
释义	parasitism [ par-uh-sahy-tiz-uhm, -si- ] / ˈpær ə saɪˌtɪz əm, -sɪ- / noun Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. a parasitic mode of life or existence. Pathology. a diseased condition due to parasites. (in some totalitarian countries) unemployment or refusal to work. employment in work considered nonessential by the state. Origin of parasitism First recorded in 1605–15; parasite + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM parasitism non·par·a·sit·ism, noun Words nearby parasitism parasitic cyst, parasiticide, parasitic male, parasitic melanoderma, parasitic oscillation, parasitism, parasitize, parasitogenic, parasitoid, parasitoidism, parasitology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parasitism Parasitism in the Infusoria is by no means so important as among Flagellates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5\|Various In any ordinary volume it is not possible to give a complete bibliography of parasitism. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold Symbiosis, parasitism and all the rest are just ways of describing variations of the same basic process of living together. Planet of the Damned\|Harry Harrison No group of Crustacea exhibits more numerous or more varied examples of parasitism than the Copepoda. The Life of Crustacea\|William Thomas Calman Parasitism, he will say, is one of the gravest crimes in Nature. Natural Law in the Spiritual World\|Henry Drummond British Dictionary definitions for parasitism parasitism / (ˈpærəsaɪˌtɪzəm) / noun the relationship between a parasite and its host the state of being infested with parasites the state of being a parasite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for parasitism parasitism [ păr′ə-sĭ-tĭz′əm, -sī- ] n. A symbiotic relationship in which one species, the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other, the host. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for parasitism parasitism [ păr′ə-sĭ-tĭz′əm ] A relationship between two organisms in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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