parasitologist
- a word derived from parasitology.
Example Sentences
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It could take a few years for the soft body parts to decompose fully, and their shells much longer, says Volodymyr Yuryshynets, a parasitologist at the Institute of Hydrobiology.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
“You get facial scarring for life, which causes all sorts of issues relating to depression and stigma,” says parasitologist David Molyneux of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in England.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
Earlier this year, Madeleine Mumcuoglu, a parasitologist and archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, put the comb under a microscope to look for remnants of head lice.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2022
In short, Dr. Jennings is "a spider killer, which is exactly what these nematodes are," said parasitologist Adler Dillman, who led the UC Riverside team that made the discovery.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
The female doctor on the other end was a parasitologist, someone who studies how parasites, such as worms, invade and damage the body.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
