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also parasitical
as in symbiotic
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Doctors in China inadvertently took time-series images of parasitic worms actively invading a woman's brain and causing rare and rapidly progressing lesions.
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Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The agency was based in Atlanta because the mosquito-ridden Southeast was a hot spot for the parasitic disease.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Giant African snails also may carry and transmit a parasitic nematode that causes meningitis in humans.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
Blood tests showed elevated eosinophils, which can be a sign of a parasitic infection, among other things.
—Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2025
The agency was based in Atlanta because the mosquito-ridden Southeast was a hot spot for the parasitic disease.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Giant African snails also may carry and transmit a parasitic nematode that causes meningitis in humans.
—Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Parasitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parasitic. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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