parasitology

[par-uh-sahy-tol-uh-jee, -si-]

noun

1. the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.

parasitology

/ ˌpærəsaɪˈtɒlədʒɪ, ˌpærəˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of parasites

Other Word Forms

• parasitological adjective
• parasitologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of parasitology¹

First recorded in 1880–85; parasite + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

According to Dr Russ Morphew, a reader in biochemistry and parasitology at Aberystwyth University, the results of the study "really speaks to owner behaviour".

From BBC

Prof. Hany Elsheikha, an expert in parasitology at the University of Nottingham said the pill could be a "significant improvement over other treatments" and could be used against multiple parasites.

From BBC

Niels Verhulst, a researcher at the University of Zurich’s Institute of Parasitology, said it is the makeup and composition of the bacterial species we harbor on our skin that give us our odor.

From Los Angeles Times

“The new Lyme disease case definition allows us to get a more accurate count of Lyme disease cases in high-incidence areas, which will improve our understanding of Lyme disease and its impact on people living in the United States,” says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.

From Seattle Times

Scientists from the Laboratory of Parasitology and Medical Mycology at the University of Strasbourg and Strasbourg University Hospital, in collaboration with the Eritrean Ministry of Health, the Institut Pasteur, Columbia University in New York and WHO, have detected the emergence and spread in Eritrea of parasites with both artemisinin resistance and genome modifications that prevent their detection with rapid diagnostic tests, thereby jeopardizing malaria control and elimination campaigns in the region and potentially elsewhere in Africa.

From Science Daily