Parasitology

Parasitology

The study of parasites.

Contributors in Parasitology

Parasitology

Characterized by high temperature and precipitation. Greatest variety of plant and animal diversity. True jungle areas with heavy canopy of broad leaf trees and vines with little vegetation at ground ...

tundra

Biology; Parasitology

Far north, snow melts seasonally, growing season with long days and short nights. Dominate vegetation lichens, mosses, grasses, and sedges. Animals include migratory birds, rodents, hares, and ...

typical host

Biology; Parasitology

One in which the parasite is commonly found and in which it can continue the development (or the appropriate phase of its development) necessary for subsequent completion of its life cycle.

unilocular

Biology; Parasitology

In tapeworms, an intermediate larval stage (cyst) having only a single cavity.

uninuclear

Biology; Parasitology

Having only one nucleus.

unnatural host

Biology; Parasitology

This somewhat confusing term is often used as a synonym for Abnormal Host.

vacuole

Biology; Parasitology

A space or cavity in the cytoplasm of a protozoan usually functioning in collecting and digesting food taken into the organism and eliminating wastes (see Contractile vacuole) Villi The small ...