endobiotic

[en-doh-bahy-ot-ik]Biology

adjective

of or relating to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.

noun

any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.

Origin of endobiotic

First recorded in 1895–1900; endo- + biotic

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British Dictionary definitions for endobiotics

endobiotic

adjective

formed within a host cell

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endobiotics in Medicine

endobiotic

[ĕn′də-bī-ŏt′ĭk]

adj.

Living as a parasite or symbiont within the tissues of a host.