parasitic

[ par-uh-sit-ik ]

/ ˌpær əˈsɪt ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.

(of diseases) due to parasites.

Phonetics. excrescent(def 2).

Sometimes par·a·sit·i·cal.

Origin of parasitic

1620–30; < Latin parasīticus < Greek parasītikós. See parasite, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM parasitic

par·a·sit·i·cal·ly, adverb par·a·sit·i·cal·ness, noun an·ti·par·a·sit·ic, noun, adjective an·ti·par·a·sit·i·cal, adjective

an·ti·par·a·sit·i·cal·ly, adverb non·par·a·sit·ic, adjective non·par·a·sit·i·cal, adjective non·par·a·sit·i·cal·ly, adverb pseu·do·par·a·sit·ic, adjective un·par·a·sit·ic, adjective un·par·a·sit·i·cal, adjective un·par·a·sit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby parasitic

parasinoidal, parasinoidal sinus, parasite, parasite drag, parasitemia, parasitic, parasitic cyst, parasitic male, parasitic melanoderma, parasitic oscillation, parasiticide

Example sentences from the Web for parasitic

Art is parasitic on life, just as criticism is parasitic on art.

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Definitely a few unpleasant characters, like parasitic worms, which we deliberately and with good reason evicted.

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They are typically invasive, highly adaptive, parasitic and adept at mimicking more benign plants.

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From drug-resistant TB to parasitic worms, Barbara Kantrowitz reports on eight diseases to watch—and worry about.

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Parasitic upon Polyzoa, etc. circinate branched--branches irregular divaricate.

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Life must be considered as a whole, not merely in its parasitic excrescences.

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Parasitic oesophagitis occurs as an extension of parasitic stomatitis or thrush.

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In England the parasitic bronchitis affecting sheep is generally called the lamb disease.

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The parasitic cycle has been broken, and the insect is no longer infected.

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Medical definitions for parasitic

parasitic

[ păr′ə-sĭt′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a parasite.

Caused by a parasite.

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parasitic

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