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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 2
01/23/2017

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1. Aberrantparasite
Definition
When a parasite wanders from its usual site of infection
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2. Acanthocephalins
Definition
thorny-headed worms, very uncommon parasite
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3. Acaricides
Definition
compounds developed to kill mites and ticks
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4. Adulticide
Definition
compound that kills adult insects
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5. Amicrofilaremic
Definition
feline heartworm
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6. Annelids
Definition
earthworms, leeches, with rings on them
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7. Anthelmintics
Definition
compounds developed to kill roundworms,tapeworms,flukes and thorny-headed worms
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8. Antiprotozoals
Definition
A compound developed to kill protozoan organisms
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9. Arachnid
Definition
joint legged invertebrate animals
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10. Ascarids
Definition
small intestinal roundworms
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11. Commensalism
Definition
an association in which one symbiont benefits and the other is neither benefited nor harmed
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12.Common name
Definition
different organisms in different places
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13.Definitive host
Definition
the host that harbors the adult,sexual or mature stages of the parasite
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14. Ectoparasite
Definition
an external parasite
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15. Endoparasite
Definition
an internal parasite
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16.Erratic parasite
Definition
A parasite that leaves its normal site of infection to infect other locations/organs it does not usually live within
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17.Euryxenous parasite
Definition
a parasite with a very broad host range
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8.Facultative parasite
Definition
A "free living" organism that can become parasitic in certain hosts
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19.Free-living parasite
Definition
A free living parasite that can
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20.Genus name
Definition
the capitalized part of a scientific name
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21. Helminths
Definition
parasitic worms that can be seen with the naked eye
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22.Homoxenous parasite
Definition
a parasite that infects only one type of host
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23. Host
Definition
an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives
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24.Incidental parasite
Definition
a parasite that is found within a host it does not usually live in
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25. Infection
Definition
produced by a endoparasite
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26. Infestation
Definition
produced by an ectoparasite
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27. Insecta
Definition
the class of insects
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28. Insecticides
Definition
compounds developed to kill insects
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29.Intermediate host
Definition
the host that harbors the larval,juvenile,immature, or asexual stages of the parasite
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30. Larviparous
Definition
organisms that produce larvae
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31.Life cycle
Definition
the development of a parasite throughout its various life stages
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32.Linnaean Classification Scheme
Definition
how parasite groups are classified
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33. Microfilaricide
Definition
a compound that kills microfilariae
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34.Monoxenous parasite
Definition
A parasite that has only one host it can assiosate with
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35. Mutualism
Definition
an association in which both organisms in a symbiotic relationship benefit
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36. Nematode
Definition
a broad range/group of roundworms
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37.Obligatory parasite
Definition
A parasite that must lead a parasite existence
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38. Oviparous
Definition
an organism that produces eggs that hatch after they are laid
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39. Ovoviviparous
Definition
an organism that hatches eggs within
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40. Parasite
Definition
an organism that lives within/on a host
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41. Parasitiasis
Definition
The parasite is present on or within the host and is potentially dangerous
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42. Parasitosis
Definition
The parasite is present on or within the hose and does not produce and obvious injury or harm to the host animal
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43. Parasiticides
Definition
chemical compounds used to treat specific internal and external parasites
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44. Parasitology*
Definition
The study of parasitic relationships
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45.Paratenic host
Definition
when a parasite does not under go ant development but instead encysts inside the hosts tissues
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46. Pathogenecity
Definition
how pathogenic an organism/parasite is
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47.Periodic parasite
Definition
A parasite that makes short frequent visits to its hosts to obtain nourishments and other benefits
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48. Phoresis
Definition
The smaller member in the symbiotic relationship is mechanically carried about by the larger member
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49. Platyhelminthes
Definition
flat worms that are intervertebral's
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50.Protozoan parasite
Definition
the large group of one-celled organisms.
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51. Pseudoparasite
Definition
A living creature that is not parasitic that may be misidentified as a parasite.
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58. Trematode
Definition
the internal parasites of flukes
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57.Transport host
Definition
When a parasite remains encysted within a hosts tissues and does not go under any development while there
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54.Specific epithet
Definition
the type of animal
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56. Symbiosis
Definition
An association either temporary or permanent between at least two living organisms of different species
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55.Stenoxenous parasite
Definition
a parasite with a narrow hosts range
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52.Reservoir host
Definition
a vertebrate host in which a parasite or disease occurs in nature and is a source of infection for humans and domesticated animals
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53.Scientific name
Definition
the genus and species of an organism
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59. Vectors
Definition
an organism that can transmit a disease or parasite from one animal or plant to another.
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60. Zoonosis
Definition
any disease or parasite transmissible from animals to humans
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