intermediate host

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• intermediate host — n 1) a host which is normally used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle and in which it may multiply asexually but not sexually compare DEFINITIVE HOST 2 a) RESERVOIR (2) b) VECTOR (2) * * * a host in which a parasite passes through one… …   Medical dictionary

• intermediate host — n. the organism on or in which a parasite lives during an immature stage …   English World dictionary

• intermediate host — noun Date: 1878 1. a host which is normally used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle and in which it may multiply asexually but not sexually compare definitive host 2. a. reservoir 3 b. vector …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• intermediate host — One which alternates with the definitive host in which the parasite passes through partial development, but not to sexual maturity; see definitive host …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• intermediate host — (in ter me de it hōst) The host that serves as a temporary but essential environment for development of a parasite and completion of its life cycle …   Dictionary of microbiology

• intermediate host — in′terme′diate host′ n. ecl the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

• intermediate host — noun a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle • Hypernyms: ↑host …   Useful english dictionary

• intermediate host — Biol. the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• intermediate host — a fish in which a parasite passes a larval or non reproductive phase …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Host (biology) — In biology, a host is an organism that harbors a parasite, or a mutual or commensal symbiont, typically providing nourishment and shelter. In botany, a host plant is one that supplies food resources and substrate for certain insects or other… …   Wikipedia

• Host — In medicine and biology, the host can be a number of different things, including: {{}}The organism from which a parasite obtains its nutrition and/or shelter; An organism or cell culture in which a virus can replicate itself; and The transplant… …   Medical dictionary