intermediate host

noun

Definition of intermediate host

1 : a host which is normally used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle and in which it may multiply asexually but not sexually — compare definitive host

2a : reservoir sense 3

b : vector

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The first known use of intermediate host was in 1878

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intermediate host

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Medical Definition of intermediate host

1 : a host which is normally used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle and in which it may multiply asexually but not sexually — compare definitive host

2a : reservoir sense 2

b : vector sense 2