parasitology
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of parasitology
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Prof. Hany Elsheikha, an expert in parasitology at the University of Nottingham said the pill could be a "significant improvement over other treatments" and could be used against multiple parasites.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Wood now leads her own parasitology laboratory at the University of Washington—“a 24-hour dissection machine,” as she calls it.
From Scientific American ● May 18, 2022
Vlaschenko makes regular “raids” on foot through the embattled city to check on the lab’s seven freezers full of bat carcasses, which represent another irreplaceable specimen collection for immunology, parasitology, and climate research.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 9, 2022
"Honestly, I was honored by their homage to me and 'Arachnophobia.' Made me smile. And of course, in Hollywood, you haven't really made it until you've been recognized by those in the field of parasitology."
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
As a teenager reading African parasitology books in the medical library, I was boggled by the array of creatures equipped to take root upon a human body.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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