en·do·par·a·site | \ ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsīt 
, -ˈpa-rə- \
, -ˈpa-rə- \Definition of endoparasite
: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host
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endoparasitic \ ˌen-dō-ˌper-ə-ˈsi-tik , -ˌpa-rə- \ adjective
, -ˌpa-rə- \ adjectiveendoparasitism \ ˌen-dō-ˈper-ə-ˌsī-ˌti-zəm , -ˈpa-rə- , -sə-ˌti- \ noun
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endoparasite
nounen·do·par·a·site | \ -ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt \
\Medical Definition of endoparasite
: a parasite that lives in the internal organs or tissues of its host — compare ectoparasite
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endoparasitic \ -ˌpar-ə-ˈsit-ik \ adjective
\ adjectiveendoparasitism \ -ˈpar-ə-ˌsīt-ˌiz-əm, -sə-ˌtiz- \ noun
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The first known use of endoparasite was circa 1882
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