parasitology

noun

par·​a·​si·​tol·​o·​gy ˌper-ə-sə-ˈtä-lə-jē How to pronounce parasitology (audio)
-ˌsī-,
ˌpa-rə-
: a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitological adjective
or less commonly parasitologic
ˌper-ə-ˌsi-tə-ˈlä-jik How to pronounce parasitology (audio)
-ˌsī-,
ˌpa-rə-
parasitologically adverb
parasitologist
ˌper-ə-sə-ˈtä-lə-jist How to pronounce parasitology (audio)
-ˌsī-
ˌpa-rə-
noun

Examples of parasitology in a Sentence

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That’s a problem given the more immediate threats facing parasitology: climate change and habitat loss. Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024 That’s where professor Adler R. Dillman, chair of UC Riverside’s Department of Nematology (study of roundworms) and an expert on parasitology, and a team of researchers and students recently unmasked their culprit. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Kaplan, a professor of parasitology and himself a victim of amebic dysentery and 8-inch roundworms, gives a raucous crash course that blends surprising biology with macabre stories. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2023 Of those 101 occasions, 22 of these awards have been given to 39 researchers for their work in infectious diseases, virology, parasitology and/or immunology. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2012 Much of his work focuses on parasitology. Kenneth R. Weiss, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2018 Specifically, one housemate, a post-graduate in the department of parasitology at MacDonald College, was significantly late on his share of the monthly dues. Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2014 Rose Gana Fomban Leke is an infectious disease specialist, chair of the Africa Regional Commission for the Certification of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis and professor of immunology and parasitology at the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon. Rose Gana Fomban Leke and Zulfiqar Bhutta, STAT, 17 Nov. 2022 Adler Dillman, chief researcher and an associate professor of parasitology at UCR, was initially contacted by a wholesale tarantula breeder in September 2019, who told him that several tarantulas had died with white masses around their mouths. Jeevan Ravindran, CNN, 20 Jan. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Latin parasitus + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of parasitology was in 1870

Dictionary Entries Near parasitology

Cite this Entry

“Parasitology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasitology. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

parasitology

noun
par·​a·​si·​tol·​o·​gy ˌpar-ə-sə-ˈtäl-ə-jē How to pronounce parasitology (audio) -ˌsīt-ˈäl- How to pronounce parasitology (audio)
plural parasitologies
: a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitological adjective
also parasitologic
parasitologically adverb

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