| parasitism definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) | 59 sets |
| 2 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism (the host) and consequently harms it | 45 sets |
| 3 | one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it | 28 sets |
| 4 | relationship in which a parasitic organism obtains its food at the expense of a host organism | 13 sets |
| 5 | a symbiotic relationship whereby one organism/species benefits from the relationship and the other organism is harmed | 12 sets |
| 6 | a relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed | 11 sets |
| 7 | the relationship between a parasite and its host | 9 sets |
| 8 | one organism benefits and the other is harmed | 9 sets |
| 9 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed | 9 sets |
| 10 | a close relationship; one species benefits, the other is harmed | 9 sets |
| 11 | a symbiotic relationship in which the symbiont (parasite) benefits at the expense of the host by living either within the host (as an endoparasite) or outside the host (as an ectoparasite) | 9 sets |
| 12 | a form of symbiosis in which one party's fitness is increased while the other party's fitness is reduced | 8 sets |
| 13 | a symbiotic association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed | 8 sets |
| 14 | a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, which is harmed | 8 sets |
| 15 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another organism | 8 sets |
| 16 | relationship in which one partner obtains nutrients at the expense of the host | 7 sets |
| 17 | a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another. | 7 sets |
| 18 | type of predation in which the predator feeds on but usually does not kill a larger organism | 7 sets |
| 19 | a symbiotic relationship in which a member of one species derives benefit at the expense of another species | 6 sets |
| 20 | a relationship in which one organism lives on or in a host and harms it. | 6 sets |
| 21 | the relationship between the parasite and its host | 6 sets |
| 22 | the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it | 6 sets |
| 23 | a relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it | 6 sets |
| 24 | a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed | 6 sets |
| 25 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of another | 5 sets |
| 26 | a species interaction that resembles predation in that one individual is harmed while the other individual benefits | 5 sets |
| 27 | a symbiotoc relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is harmed | 4 sets |
| 28 | a type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed. | 4 sets |
| 29 | one organism benefits while the other is harmed | 4 sets |
| 30 | one species benefits, the other is harmed | 4 sets |
| 31 | a relationship between two species in which one species, the parasite, benefits from the other species, the host, and usually harms the host | 4 sets |
| 32 | relationship i which one organism, the parasite, obtains its food at the expense of another organism, the host. | 4 sets |
| 33 | + - | 3 sets |
| 34 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits at the expense of the other species | 3 sets |
| 35 | symbiotic relationship in which one organism derives benefit at the expense of the other | 3 sets |
| 36 | an interspecific relationship where one individual is benefited and the other harmed | 3 sets |
| 37 | a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it. | 3 sets |
| 38 | a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed | 3 sets |
| 39 | the relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it | 3 sets |
| 40 | the relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another and harms it. | 3 sets |