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COINOSITE

\kˈɔ͡ɪnəsˌa͡ɪt], \kˈɔ‍ɪnəsˌa‍ɪt], \k_ˈɔɪ_n_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]\

Definitions of COINOSITE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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An animal parasite that has the power of detaching itself from its host at will. See oikosite. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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