parasitology

American  

[par-uh-sahy-tol-uh-jee, -si-] / ˌpær ə saɪˈtɒl ə dʒi, -sɪ- /

noun

1. the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.

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parasitology British  

/ ˌpærəsaɪˈtɒlədʒɪ, ˌpærəˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of parasites

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Other Word Forms

• parasitological adjective
• parasitologist noun

Etymology

Origin of parasitology

First recorded in 1880–85; parasite + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

According to Dr Russ Morphew, a reader in biochemistry and parasitology at Aberystwyth University, the results of the study "really speaks to owner behaviour".

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

At Syracuse University, he served on the varsity debate team and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1963 and then a master’s degree in animal pathology and parasitology.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2023

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

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