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endobiotic

[en-doh-bahy-ot-ik]Biology
adjective
  1. of or relating to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.
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noun
  1. any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.
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Origin of endobiotic

First recorded in 1895–1900; endo- + biotic
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British Dictionary definitions for endobiotics

endobiotic

adjective
  1. formed within a host cell
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endobiotics in Medicine

endobiotic

(ĕn′də-bī-ŏt′ĭk)
adj.
  1. Living as a parasite or symbiont within the tissues of a host.
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