单词	parasitism
释义	parasitism /ˈparəsɪtɪz(ə)m / noun [mass noun] 1The practice of living as a parasite on or with another animal or organism: the study of nest parasitism by cuckoos... The following May, they observed parasitism of leaf rollers in the apple orchards near the three garden sites. This suggests a strong environmental effect on egg parasitism. These were sites where no spring parasitism by <i>C. florus</i> had been observed. 1.1Infestation by a parasite: many species are susceptible to fungal parasitism... Examples of the consequences of parasitism include anemia, allergic reactions, obstruction of blood vessels, induction of cancer, blindness, and diarrhea. The ability of leptospires to persist in mammalian renal tubules reflects a highly evolved form of parasitism. Parasitism, inflammatory bowel disease, and food allergies are among the medical conditions that could contribute to this behavior. 2 derogatory Habitual reliance on or exploitation of others: billionaires whose wealth is bound up with parasitism, corruption and criminality... Men may well have envied the social and economic parasitism of middle-class femininity, despite the Victorians' idealization of home life. The great world economic crisis of the early 1930s threatened the wealth that sustained such parasitism. Unprecedented levels of luxury and parasitism for the privileged few exists alongside the most appalling growth of poverty among the vast majority of the world's people.
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