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Noun: parasitology  ,per-u,sI'tó-lu-jee or ,per-u-si'tó-lu-jee [N. Amer], ,pa-ru,sI'tó-lu-jee or ,pa-ru-si'tó-lu-jee [Brit]
  1. The study of parasites and parasitism
    "She specialized in parasitology, focusing on tropical diseases"

Derived forms: parasitologies

Encyclopedia: Parasitology