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parasitologic

parasitologic

1 8.4
About the study of small living things that live on other animals or plants and harm them
  • adjective
  • /ˌpærəˈsaɪtəˌlɒdʒɪk/
  • Specialized
: parasitológico
  • The conference featured a keynote speaker who discussed recent advances in parasitologic studies and their implications for public health.

Examples

  • The scientists conducted a thorough parasitologic analysis to understand the effects of the new drug on various parasites.

  • Results of the following were negative: the parasitologic study of all sample-inoculated mice and the serologic tests of serum samples from 97 breast-fed children born free of infection (22).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Her parasitologic research focused on discovering new treatments for diseases caused by parasites.

Synonyms

parasitic
vsparasitologic
  • Specialized
14 5.7

Of a living thing that lives on or in another and takes food

is broader, also including scientific study contexts and medical use
parasitical
vsparasitologic
1 7.2

Caused by tiny animals that live on another animal or person and harm them

is more general, also referring to scientific research and medical contexts
parasitological
vsparasitologic
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Relating to the study of small animals that live on other animals or people and cause disease

is broader, covering both general parasite matters and scientific study

Surface Forms

parasitologic positive

Morphology

parasitologic = parasitology (semi-transparent) = parasite + ology + ic

The adjective is formed by regular suffixation of -ic to parasitology.

Etymology

Parasitologic comes from parasite, a word that once meant someone who 'eats at another's table', so a parasite is a creature that lives by taking from another. The ending -logic comes from -logy, meaning 'study', as in biology, so parasitologic means 'about the study of parasites'.