endobiotic

[ en-doh-bahy-ot-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an organism that exists as a parasite or symbiont entirely within the tissues of a host organism.

noun

1. any such parasitic or symbiotic organism.

endobiotic

/ ˌɛndəʊbaɪˈɒtɪk /

adjective

1. formed within a host cell

Word History and Origins

Origin of endobiotic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; endo- + biotic