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parasitology

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of parasites.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English -ology English parasitology From parasite + -ology.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: parasitologia — study of parasites
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寄生蟲學 /寄生虫学 (jìshēngchóngxué) — study of parasites
  • Czech: parazitologie — study of parasites
  • Finnish: parasitologia — study of parasites
  • French: parasitologie — study of parasites
  • German: Parasitologie — study of parasites
  • Hindi: परजीवी विज्ञान (parjīvī vijñān) — study of parasites
  • Indonesian: parasitologi — study of parasites
  • Italian: parassitologia — study of parasites
  • Japanese: 寄生虫学 (kiseichūgaku) — study of parasites
  • Kazakh: паразитология (parazitologiä) — study of parasites
  • Korean: 기생충학 (gisaengchunghak) — study of parasites
  • Malay: parasitologi — study of parasites
  • Portuguese: parasitologia — study of parasites
  • Romanian: parazitologie — study of parasites
  • Spanish: parasitología — study of parasites
  • Thai: ปรสิตวิทยา — study of parasites
  • Vietnamese: kí sinh trùng học — study of parasites
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