Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
acanthocephalan | belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
actinomycosis | a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
actinomycotic | relating to actinomycosis, a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
anting | the practice of certain birds in putting ants on their feathers to rid themselves of parasites. |
antiparasitic | (A drug) designed to counter parasites. |
appressorium | the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
ascarid | any nematode worm of the parasitic genus Ascaris, infesting the small intestines. |
ascaris | (Greek) any nematode worm of the parasitic genus Ascaris, infesting the small intestines. |
autecious | of parasites, completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host. |
autecism | the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host. |
autoecism | the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host. |
autoinfection | reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body. |
babesia | a parasite causing cattle fever > BABESIAS or BABESIAE. |
babesiasis | redwater, a cattle infection caused by the parasite babesia. |
benzimidazole | a crystalline base used esp to inhibit the growth of various viruses, parasitic worms, or fungi. |
biogenous | parasitic; biogenic. |
biotroph | a parasitic organism, esp a fungus. |
bonamia | a parasite that causes bonamiasis. |
braconid | any of a family of parasitic wasps. |
candida | (Lat.) a parasitic, yeastlike fungus, that causes the infection candidiasis. |
candidal | of or like candida, a parasitic, yeastlike fungus. |
caprification | a method of promoting the pollination of figs by hanging branches of caprifig flowers so that parasitic gall-wasps living on the female flowers can carry pollen to the wild fig. |
cestode | any parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, that includes tapeworms. |
cestoid | a ribbon-like cestode, or parasitic flatworm. |
chalcid | any small parasitic insect of the family Chalcididae, that lay their eggs inside the bodies of other insects. |
cirriped | a barnacle or other parasitic marine crustacean. |
cirripede | a barnacle or other parasitic marine crustacean. |
coccidian | a parasitic protozoan of the order Coccidia. |
coccidium | a parasitic protozoan of the order Coccidia. |
cryptosporidium | any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
cryptozoite | a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells. |
dermatophyte | a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
dermatophytic | of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
distome | a parasitic flatworm. |
echinococcus | a parasitic tapeworm. |
ectogenous | of a parasite, that can live outside a host. |
ectoparasite | a parasite that lives on the surface of animals. |
ectoparasitic | of or like an ectoparasite. |
ectophyte | a vegetable ectoparasite. |
ectophytic | relating to an ectophyte, a vegetable ectoparasite. |
ectozoan | a parasite on the body of an animal. |
ectozoic | relating to an ectozoon, an external parasite. |
ectozoon | a parasite on the body of an animal. |
empusa | (Greek) a phantom or specter sent by Hecate; a genus of fungi parasitic on houseflies. |
empuse | (Greek) a phantom or spectre sent by Hecate; a genus of fungi parasitic on houseflies. |
endameba | (Lat.) a parasitic amoeba. |
endamebic | like an endameba, a parasitic amoeba. |
endamoeba | (Lat.) a parasitic amoeba. |
endamoebic | like an endamoeba, a parasitic amoeba. |
endobiotic | living within the tissues of the host. |
endoparasite | a parasite that lives inside an animal. |
endoparasitic | relating to endoparasites. |
endoparasitism | the state of being an endoparasite, a parasite that lives inside an animal. |
endophitic | of or like an endophyte, an endoparasitic plant. |
endophyte | an endoparasitic plant. |
endophytic | of or like an endophyte, an endoparasitic plant. |
endophytically | (Adv.) ENDOPHYTIC, of or like an endophyte, an endoparasitic plant. |
endozoon | an internal parasite. |
entophytal | of or like an entophyte, a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
entophyte | a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
entophytic | of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease. |
entozoan | an internal parasite. |
entozoon | an internal parasite. |
epibiosis | any relationship between two organisms where one grows on the other but is not parasitic. |
epibiotic | relating to epibiosis, a relationship between two organisms where one grows on the other but is not parasitic. |
epizoan | an animal that lives on the surface of another, esp as a parasite. |
epizoon | an animal that lives on the surface of another, esp as a parasite. |
exoparasite | a parasite, such as the flea, that lives on the outer surface of its host. |
exoparasitic | of or like an exoparasite. |
filaria | (Lat.) a parasitic worm. |
filarial | relating to a filaria, a parasitic worm. |
filarian | relating to a filaria, a parasitic worm. |
filariid | a parasitic worm. |
flea | any of an order of wingless, very agile, parasitic, bloodsucking insects. |
gapeworm | the parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. |
gerardia | any of a genus of often root-parasitic herbs of the snapdragon family. |
giardia | a species of parasite. |
glochidiate | like a glochidium, the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
glochidium | (Lat.) the larva of a freshwater mussel that develops as a parasite on fish. |
graminicolous | esp. of parasitic fungi, living on grass. |
greaseband | a band put round the trunks of trees to stop infestation by parasites. |
gregarine | a member of the Gregarinida, a group of parasitic insects, molluscs and crustaceans. |
haematozoon | any microorganism, esp a protozoan, that is parasitic in the blood. |
haemoflagellate | a flagellate protozoan, such as a trypanosome, that is parasitic in the blood. |
heartworm | a filarial worm that is a parasite esp in the hearts of dogs. |
helminth | a parasitic intestinal nematode. |
helminthology | the study of parasitic worms. |
hematozoon | a protozoan that is parasitic in the blood. |
hemiparasite | a parasitic plant capable of limited photosynthetic production of sugars etc. |
hemiparasitic | of or like a hemiparasite. |
hemoflagellate | a flagellate (as a trypanosome) that is a blood parasite. |
heteroecism | a form of parasitism that requires two (usu unrelated) host species to complete its life-cycle. |
hookworm | an intestinal parasite. |
hyperparasite | a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite. |
hyperparasitic | of or like a hyperparasite. |
hyperparasitism | the state of being a hyperparasite, a parasite that is parasitic upon another parasite. |
louse | a wingless parasitic insect, with a flat body and short legs (verb) to mess up |
lungworm | a kind of parasitic worm. |
mallophagous | relating to the Mallophaga, an order of wingless parasitic insects, bird-lice or biting-lice. |
mange | an inflammation of the skin of animals caused by parasitic mites. |
mesozoan | a type of parasite. |
metacercaria | a parasitic trematode in encysted form. |
microparasite | a very small parasite. |
microparasitic | relating to a microparasite. |
mistletoe | a Eurasian evergreen shrub, with leathery leaves, yellowish flowers, and waxy white berries, grows as a partial parasite on various trees. |
monogenean | a monogenetic trematode, a kind of parasitic flatworm. |
necrotroph | a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
necrotrophic | of or like a necrotroph, a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
nema | a nematode, a parasitic worm with an unsegmented, cylindrical body. |
nematode | a parasitic worm with an unsegmented, cylindrical body. |
nematodirus | any of a genus of parasitic nematode worms found in the intestines of mammals. |
nonparasitic | not parasitic. |
parasitaemia | the presence of parasites in the blood. |
parasitic | of or like a parasite. |
parasitical | of or like a parasite. |
parasitically | (Adv.) PARASITIC, like a parasite. |
parasiticalness | the state of being parasitical. |
parasiticidal | destructive to parasites. |
parasiticide | the killing of parasites. |
parasitisation | the act of parasitising. |
parasitise | to infest or live on or with as a parasite. |
parasitism | the behavior of a parasite. |
parasitization | the act of parasitizing. |
parasitize | to infest or live on or with as a parasite. |
parasitoid | an insect parasitic in one phase of the life history, thereafter independent. |
parasitologic | relating to parasitology. |
parasitological | relating to parasitology. |
parasitologist | one who studies parasitology. |
parasitology | a branch of biology dealing with parasites and parasitism esp among animals. |
parasitosis | a disease resulting from parasites. |
phytopathogen | an organism parasitic on a plant host. |
phytosis | the presence of vegetable parasites or disease caused by them. |
pinedrops | a reddish herb of the United States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees. |
pinesap | a reddish fleshy herb, formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of pine trees, but more probably saprophytic. |
pinworm | a small nematoid worm, parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. |
piroplasm | a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia. |
piroplasma | a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia. |
procercoid | the solid first parasitic larva of some tapeworms. |
radicicolous | inhabiting or parasitic on roots. |
rafflesia | any of various stemless leafless parasitic plants, native to Java and Sumatra. |
rhizocephalan | any member of the Rhizocephala, an order of cirripedes parasitic on crabs. |
rhizocephalous | of or like a rhizocephalan, a cirripede parasitic on crabs. |
sandalwood | a compact and fine-grained very fragrant E. Indian wood; the parasitic tree yielding it. |
sarcocystis | a sporozoan of the genus Sarcocystis, parasitic in muscles of mammals. |
semiparasite | a partial parasite, feeding partly independently. |
semiparasitic | of, relating to, or being a parasitic plant that contains some chlorophyll and is capable of photosynthesis. |
semiparasitism | the state of being semiparasitic. |
sporozoan | any parasitic protozoan of the class Sporozoa, including the causal organisms of malaria and pebrine. |
sporozoon | any parasitic protozoan of the class Sporozoa, including the causal organisms of malaria and pebrine. |
squawroot | a scaly parasitic plant found in oak woods in the United States. |
strepsipterous | of, relating or belonging to a genus of insects parasitic in other insects. |
strongyl | (Greek) a blunt rhabdus; a parasitic threadworm. |
strongyle | (Greek) a blunt rhabdus; a parasitic threadworm. |
strongyloid | a strongyl, a parasitic threadworm. |
stylopid | an insect that is a parasite of other insects. |
stylopise | to paralyse a host. |
stylopize | to paralyse a host. |
stylops | a genus of insects including parasitic wasps. |
superparasitism | parasitization of a host by more than one parasitic individual usually of one kind. |
tapeworm | a parasitic worm. |
thiabendazole | a drug used in the control of parasitic nematode worms and fungus infections and as an agricultural fungicide. |
toxocara | a kind of parasitic worm found in the intestines of dogs and cats. |
toxocariasis | a disease caused by parasitic worms. |
trematode | a kind of parasitic flatworm. |
trematoid | a kind of parasitic flatworm. |
trichina | (Lat.) a type of nematode worm parasitic in rat, pig, and man. |
trichinella | a kind of parasite causing infection. |
tryp | (Short for) a trypanosome, a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |
trypanosome | a parasite causing sleeping sickness. |
tsetse | (Setswana) a small fly that transmits trypanosome parasites. |
tzetse | (Setswana) a small fly that transmits trypanosome parasites. |
tzetze | (Setswana) a small fly that transmits trypanosome parasites. |
unparasitised | not parasitised. |
unparasitized | not parasitized. |
viscum | (Lat.) a genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe. |
whipworm | a kind of nematode worm often found parasitic in the human intestine. |
witchbroom | a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |
xenodiagnosis | the detection of a parasite (as of humans) by feeding a suitable intermediate host (as an insect) on supposedly infected material (as blood) and later examining the host for the parasite. |