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intermediate host [‚in·tər′mēd·ē·ət ′hōst]

(biology)

The host in which a parasite multiplies asexually.

Intermediate Host

(in biology). (1) An animal in which sexually immature parasites live. Those animals in which parasites reach sexual maturity and reproduce are called definitive hosts. Man, for instance, is the intermediate host of the causative agent of malaria (malarial plasmodium), while the mosquito is the definitive host.

(2) A plant on which a rust fungus, or a parasite of a cultivated plant, passes part of its life cycle. Most of these fungi form aecidial sporangiophores, or aecidia, on intermediate hosts; for example, stem rust of the grasses Puccinia graminis forms on barberry leaves.

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No references found			2) Human flu can be passed to the same intermediate host as bird flu. Disease detectives: when a new flu strain strikes, germ-tracking ... by Crane, Cody / Science World Inside the intermediate host, the eggs hatch and release tiny hooked embryos which travel in the bloodstream, eventually lodging in an organ such as the liver, lungs and/or kidneys. Echinococcosis ? Information on Echinococcosis by Richard James / Health, general community In Svalbard, Norway, the only intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis, the sibling vole, has restricted spatial distribution. Spatial distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis, Svalbard, Norway by Fuglei, Eva; Stien, Audun; Yoccoz, Nigel G.; Ims, Rolf A.; Eide, Nina E.; Prestrud, Pal; Deplazes, P / Emerging Infectious Diseases			interlocutory interloper Interlude Intermedia Intermedia Interchange Format intermediary Intermediary Language Intermediary Metabolism intermediate intermediate annealing intermediate code intermediate control change intermediate control data intermediate course intermediate distributing frame Intermediate Distribution Frame intermediate filament intermediate floor beam intermediate flux intermediate frequency intermediate ganglion intermediate gear intermediate haulage intermediate haulage conveyor intermediate horizon Intermediate Host intermediate ion intermediate joist intermediate landing intermediate language intermediate language level intermediate layer intermediate lobe intermediate material intermediate memory storage intermediate metal conduit intermediate moraine intermediate neutron intermediate node routing intermediate phase intermediate polar intermediate post Intermediate Programming Language intermediate rafter intermediate rail intermediate range ballistic missile intermediate reactor intermediate repeater intermediate result intermediate rib Intermediate Rock			Intermediate Frequency Amplifier Intermediate Frequency and Modem System Intermediate Frequency Modulation Intermediate Frequency/Radio Frequency Intermediate Fuel Oil Intermediate Functional Block intermediate ganglion intermediate gear Intermediate Gear Box Intermediate General Support Intermediate General Support Maintenance Intermediate good Intermediate good Intermediate goods Intermediate goods Intermediate Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Intermediate Gray Zone intermediate great muscle Intermediate Handling Test intermediate haulage intermediate haulage conveyor Intermediate Heat Exchanger Intermediate Heat Transport System Intermediate Heat-Exchanger Guard Vessel intermediate horizon Intermediate horn cell Intermediate Host intermediate hosts intermediate hosts intermediate hosts intermediate humerus tubercle intermediate humerus tubercle intermediate humerus tubercle Intermediate Information Requirement intermediate inheritance intermediate inheritance intermediate inheritance intermediate inheritance intermediate inheritance Intermediate Intensive Care Unit intermediate ion intermediate joist Intermediate Judicial Scrutiny Intermediate Judicial Scrutiny intermediate junction intermediate junction intermediate junction intermediate junction intermediate lamella intermediate lamella intermediate lamella Intermediate landing Intermediate landing Intermediate Landmark Intermediate language Intermediate language Intermediate language

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