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parasitology Definition

para·si·tol·ogy (par′ə sī täl′ə jē, -si-)

noun

the science dealing with parasites and parasitism

parasitology Related Forms
par′a·si′·to·log′i·cal (-sīt′ə läj′i kəl) adjective par′a·si·tol′o·gist noun
parasitology Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • veterinary: The development of a WWW-based teaching resource for veterinary parasitology.
  • molecular: He was appointed to a Personal Chair in Molecular Parasitology in 1998.
  • medical: Such organisms are therefore termed parasites and medical parasitology is the study of protozoa and helminth infections of man.
  • biochemical: Athens login off campus - see note at head of page MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL PARASITOLOGY, from Swets 97- Access on and off campus.
  • experimental: The University Library provides access to " Experimental parasitology " online at this site, complete from 1951.

Modifies a noun

  • module: The results from the year 3 Parasitology module are particularly variable ( Table 5 ).
  • image: This resource contains over 350 parasitology images, and have been provided as teaching aids for the training and education of veterinarians.
  • research: Parasitology research is also underway to find solutions to treat debilitating diseases such as schistosomiasis.
  • collection: The Tick Collection is part of the parasitology collections of the Natural History Collection.

Noun used with modifier

  • fish: His current research interests include the use of image analysis in the non-invasive study of the skin and fish parasitology.
  • field: The intention of this scholarship is to promote field parasitology ( collection of data or samples ) under any difficult conditions.