parasitology

[ par-uh-sahy-tol-uh-jee, -si- ]

noun

1. the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.

parasitology

/ ˌpærəsaɪˈtɒlədʒɪ; ˌpærəˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of biology that is concerned with the study of parasites

Derived Forms

• parasitological, adjective
• ˌparasitˈologist, noun

Other Words From

• par·a·si·to·log·i·cal [par-, uh, -sahyt-l-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• para·si·tolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of parasitology¹

First recorded in 1880–85; parasite + -o- + -logy

Example Sentences

Niels Verhulst, a researcher at the University of Zurich’s Institute of Parasitology, said it is the makeup and composition of the bacterial species we harbor on our skin that give us our odor.

From Los Angeles Times

“The new Lyme disease case definition allows us to get a more accurate count of Lyme disease cases in high-incidence areas, which will improve our understanding of Lyme disease and its impact on people living in the United States,” says Dr. Bobbi Pritt, director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.

From Seattle Times

Scientists from the Laboratory of Parasitology and Medical Mycology at the University of Strasbourg and Strasbourg University Hospital, in collaboration with the Eritrean Ministry of Health, the Institut Pasteur, Columbia University in New York and WHO, have detected the emergence and spread in Eritrea of parasites with both artemisinin resistance and genome modifications that prevent their detection with rapid diagnostic tests, thereby jeopardizing malaria control and elimination campaigns in the region and potentially elsewhere in Africa.

From Science Daily

Writing in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Mehrab Hossain, an Australian expert in parasitology, said he suspects she became an "accidental host" after using the foraged plants - contaminated by python faeces and parasite eggs - for cooking.

From BBC

She came to New York City for graduate studies, earning master’s degrees in parasitology and public health from Columbia University in the late 1960s, then worked as a health educator in the Bronx and New Jersey.

From New York Times