parasitology
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- parasitological adjective
- parasitologist noun
Etymology
Origin of parasitology
Example Sentences
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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
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
He went on to become a parasitologist at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he also serves as curator of the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, one of largest parasitology collections in the world.
From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 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
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