parasitology
noun
par·a·si·tol·o·gy
ˌper-ə-sə-ˈtä-lə-jē 
-ˌsī-,
ˌpa-rə-
: a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
parasitological
adjective
or less commonly parasitologic
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That’s a problem given the more immediate threats facing parasitology: climate change and habitat loss.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Parasitology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parasitology. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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parasitology
noun
par·a·si·tol·o·gy
ˌpar-ə-sə-ˈtäl-ə-jē
-ˌsīt-ˈäl-
-ˌsīt-ˈäl-
plural parasitologies
: a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism especially among animals
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