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entozoic

[ en-tuh-zoh-ik ]
/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɪk /
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adjective

(of a parasitic animal) living within the body of its host.

Nearby words

  1. entoprocta,
  2. entoptic,
  3. entoretina,
  4. entourage,
  5. entozoan,
  6. entozoon,
  7. entr'acte,
  8. entrails,
  9. entrain,
  10. entrammel

Origin of entozoic

First recorded in 1860–65; entozo(a) + -ic
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Examples from the Web for entozoic

  • Before Kchenmeister's experiments in 1852, there was no general knowledge of the exact pathology of entozoic disease.

    Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for entozoic

entozoic

/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to an entozoon
living inside an animalentozoic fungi
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