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Parasite


 

A parasite is an animal or plant that lives in or on another animal or plant (called the host). A parasite gets nourishment from its host without helping the host.

Current as of: June 30, 2016
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD – Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Laura S. Dominici, MD – General Surgery,

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