pseudoparasite


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pseudoparasite

[¦sü·dō′par·ə‚sīt]
(medicine)
Something in the blood that is mistaken for a parasite.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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