Medical Definition of Paratenesis

1. Passage of an infective agent by one or a series of paratenic hosts in which the agent is transported between hosts but does not undergo further development. Origin: parasite + L. Teneo, to hold, maintain (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Paratenesis

parasynthetic
parasyphilis
parasyphilitic
parasyphilosis
parasystole
parasystolic beat
paratacamite
paratactic
paratactical
paratactically
parataxes
parataxia
parataxic
parataxis
paratellurite
paratenesis (current term)
paratenic host
paratenon
paraterminal
paraterminal body
paraterminal gyrus
paratext
paratexts
paratha
parathas
paratheater
paratheatre
paratheatrical
parathesis
parathetic

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