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en•to•zo•on
(en′tə zō′on),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zo•a
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(-zō′ə).USA pronunciation
- Microbiologyany animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host (opposed to ectozoon).
- ento- + -zoon 1825–35
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