endoparasite

noun

en·​do·​par·​a·​site ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt 

-ˈpa-rə-

: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host

endoparasitic

ˌen-dō-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik 

-ˌpa-rə-

adjective

endoparasitism

ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsī-ˌti-zəm 

-ˈpa-rə-

-sə-ˌti-

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

On the right side of the whale, a scientist cutting through flesh pulls out worm-like endoparasites—those would be parasites that live inside their host, common for a whale—and puts them in a plastic baggy. —Matt Simon, WIRED, 31 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1882, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

endoparasite

noun

en·​do·​par·​a·​site -ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt 

: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host compare ectoparasite

endoparasitic

-ˌpar-ə-ˈsit-ik 

adjective

endoparasitism

-ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt-ˌiz-əm, -sə-ˌtiz- 

noun