- parasitic cycle
- Parasitenzyklus m (z. B. bei Malaria)
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
cycle — 1. A recurrent series of events. 2. A recurring period of time. 3. One successive compression and rarefaction of a wave, as of a sound wave. [G. kyklos, circle] anovulatory c. a … Medical dictionary
Parasitic plant — A parasitic plant is one that derives some or all of its sustenance from another plant. About 4,100 species in approximately 19 families of flowering plants are known. [Nickrent, D. L. and Musselman, L. J. 2004. Introduction to Parasitic… … Wikipedia
Parasitic life cycles — Parasite life cycles can take a variety of forms, all involving the exploitation of one or more hosts. Those that must infect more than one host species to complete their life cycles are said to have complex or indirect life cycles, while those… … Wikipedia
Nutrient cycle — … Wikipedia
heterogonic life cycle — Life cycle involving alternation of parasitic and free living generations; see homogonic life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
homogonic life cycle — Life cycle in which all generations are free living or all are parasitic; there is no (or little) alternation of the two; see hetergonic life cycle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Pubic lice — Parasitic insects found in the genital area of humans. Also called crabs. Pubic lice are usually spread through sexual contact. Rarely, infestation can be spread through contact with an infested person s bed linens, towels, or clothes. A common… … Medical dictionary
periodic parasite — parasitic for part of its life cycle … Dictionary of ichthyology
permanent parasite — parasitic for its entire life cycle … Dictionary of ichthyology
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium