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polyparasitic

polyparasitic adjective: concerning multiple parasites.

Adjective

polyparasitic (not comparable)

  1. Concerning multiple parasites
    • The McMaster technique, employed in the present study, has been found to be effective in the detection and quantification of the STH but not preferred for detection of polyparasitic infections [25 ].2015 August 26, “Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors among Pre-School Children in Butajira Town, South-Central Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of polyparasitic

From poly- + parasitic.

Questions about polyparasitic

What does polyparasitic mean?
Polyparasitic means concerning multiple parasites.
What part of speech is polyparasitic?
Polyparasitic is an adjective.

Words near polyparasitic in the dictionary

  1. polyp
  2. polypaint
  3. polypantheism
  4. polyparaphenylene
  5. polyparaphenylenes
  6. polyparasitic
  7. polyparasitism
  8. polyparasitized
  9. polyparia
  10. polyparies
  11. polyparium

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