endoparasitism


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en·do·par·a·site

(ĕn′dō-păr′ə-sīt′)
n.
A parasite, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another organism.

en′do·par·a·sit′ic (-sĭt′ĭk) adj.
en′do·par′a·sit·ism (-sĭ-tĭz′əm) n.
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endoparasitism

(ˌɛndəʊˈpærəsaɪˌtɪzəm)
n
(Pathology) the condition of a parasite living inside a host
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