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hyperparasitism (medicine) and protonema (iou)


hyperparasitism (medicine)


hyperparasitism


A condition in which a secondary parasite develops within a previously existing parasite.

Synonym: biparasitism.


protonema (iou)



protonema noun. . M19.
[from PROTO- + Greek nema thread.]
Botany. A primitive structure in bryophytes which arises from the germination of a spore and from which the mature plant develops, in mosses usu. consisting of branched green filaments.
protonemal adjective L19.
protonematal adjective E20.