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| An animal or plant that gets nutrients by living on or in an organism of another species. A complete parasite gets all of its nutrients from the host organism, but a semi-parasite gets only some of its nutrients from the host. |
Previous Definitions: | paranasal sinus, paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer, paraneoplastic syndrome, paranoia, Paraplatin | Next Definitions: | parasitic, parasomnia, parasympathetic nervous system, parathormone, parathyrin |
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