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PARASITOLOGY. VOCABULARY. 1. Anemia- lack of blood 2. Ectoparasite- parasite that lives on the host 3. Endoparasite- parasite that lives within the host. 4. Host- any animal that harbors a parasite
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VOCABULARY 1. Anemia- lack of blood 2. Ectoparasite- parasite that lives on the host 3. Endoparasite- parasite that lives within the host
4. Host- any animal that harbors a parasite • Intermediate host- host in which a parasite goes through the larval stage of development • Larva- immature stage in the life cycle of a parasite
Meniscus- curved surface of liquid seen when a test tube is filled just above the top • Microfilaria- larval stage of heartworms • Parasitology- study of parasites
10. Paratenic host- host that helps spread parasite without the parasite developing within it 11. Proglottid- segment of the tapeworm containing the male and female reproductive organs 12. Protozoa- microscopic single-celled animal
13. Transmammary- route of infection where the parasite is passed through the mammary gland to the host’s young 14. Transplacental- route of infections where the parasite is passed across the placenta of a pregnant animal
15. Vector- an animal, usually a tick or insect, that transmits the disease causing organism 16. Zoonosis- disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans