entozoon

[ en-tuh-zoh-on ]

/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɒn /

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noun, plural en·to·zo·a [en-tuh-zoh-uh] /ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ə/.

any animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host (opposed to ectozoon).

RELATED WORDS

maggot, worm, caterpillar, centipede

Nearby words

entoptic, entoretina, entourage, entozoan, entozoic, entozoon, entr'acte, entrails, entrain, entrammel, entrance

Also entozoan.

Origin of entozoon

First recorded in 1825–35; ento- + -zoon

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Examples from the Web for entozoon

In a large number of cases the entozoon has taken up its abode in organs of vital importance.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
As regards the occurrence of this entozoon in the human body, the best account is that given by Frerichs.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
From the earliest times this entozoon has been confounded with the palisade worm.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
As above mentioned, it was Griesinger who first pointed out the clinical importance of this entozoon.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

Experiments with the cultivation of our three species of the genus Nyctotherus and of Balantidium entozoon and B. coli.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for entozoon

entozoon

entozoan

/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn) /

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite

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Medicine definitions for entozoon

entozoon

[ ĕn′tə-zō′ŏn′ ]

n. pl. en•to•zo•a (-zō′ə)

An animal parasite, such as a tapeworm or liver fluke, inhabiting any of the internal organs or tissues.

Related forms

en′to•zo′al adj.