entozoon

[ en-tuh-zoh-on ]

/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɒn /

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noun, plural en·to·zo·a [en-tuh-zoh-uh] /ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ə/.

any animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host (opposed to ectozoon).

Also entozoan.

Origin of entozoon

First recorded in 1825–35; ento- + -zoon

Words nearby entozoon

entoptic, entoretina, entourage, entozoan, entozoic, entozoon, entr'acte, entrails, entrain, entrammel, entrance

Example sentences from the Web for entozoon

In a large number of cases the entozoon has taken up its abode in organs of vital importance.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
As regards the occurrence of this entozoon in the human body, the best account is that given by Frerichs.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
From the earliest times this entozoon has been confounded with the palisade worm.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold
As above mentioned, it was Griesinger who first pointed out the clinical importance of this entozoon.

Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

Experiments with the cultivation of our three species of the genus Nyctotherus and of Balantidium entozoon and B. coli.

The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. Roth

British Dictionary definitions for entozoon

entozoon

entozoan

/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn) /

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite

Medical definitions for entozoon

entozoon

[ ĕn′tə-zō′ŏn′ ]

n. pl. en•to•zo•a (-zō′ə)

An animal parasite, such as a tapeworm or liver fluke, inhabiting any of the internal organs or tissues.

Other words from entozoon

en′to•zo′al adj.

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entozoon

noun, plural en·to·zo·a [en-tuh-zoh-uh] /ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ə/.

Origin of entozoon

Words nearby entozoon

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British Dictionary definitions for entozoon

entozoan

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

Medical definitions for entozoon

n. pl. en•to•zo•a (-zō′ə)

Other words from entozoon

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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entozoon

noun, plural en·to·zo·a [en-tuh-zoh-uh] /ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ə/.

Origin of entozoon

Words nearby entozoon

Words related to entozoon

Example sentences from the Web for entozoon

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entozoan

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

Medical definitions for entozoon

n. pl. en•to•zo•a (-zō′ə)

Other words from entozoon

British Dictionary definitions for entozoon