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An obligatory symbiosis between individuals of two different species, in which the parasite is metabolically dependent on the host, and in which the host is typically adversely affected but rarely killed
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| parasite |
an animal that lives in or on the body of another living animal
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| parasitism |
similar to predation in that one species benefits from the relationship and the other is harmed; differs from predation in that parasitism generally not fatal to adversely affected organism.
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| parasitemia |
level of malaria parasites in blood. If no fever or other symptoms except for an enlarged spleen accompany finding of malaria parasites in blood, the condition is referred to as "asymptomatic parasitemia."
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| parasympathetic nervous system |
the craniosacral division of the autonomic nervous system. Effects of parasympathetic stimulation are the constriction of the pupils, contraction of the smooth muscle of the alimentary canal, constriction of bronchioles, slowing of heart rate and increased secretion by glands, except sweat glands.
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