- heterecism
- The occurrence, in a parasite, of two cycles of development passed in two different hosts. SYN: metoxeny (1). [heter- + G. oikion, home]
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het·er·e·cism (het″ər-eґsiz-əm) the state of being heteroecious.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
heterecism
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metoxeny — 1. SYN: heterecism. 2. Change of host by a parasite. [G. meta, beyond, + xenos, host] … Medical dictionary
