Human-seeking or human-preferring, especially with reference to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and 2) dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans rather than other animals. ... Origin: anthropo-+ G. Phileo, to love ... (05 Mar 200...
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(an″thrә-po-fil´ik) preferring human beings to animals; said of parasites such as fungi or mosquitoes.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: an′thrō-pō-fil′ik Definitions: 1. Human-seeking or human-preferring, especially with reference to: 1) bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and 2) dermatophytic fungi that grow preferentially on humans rat...
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anthropophilic Human-seeking or human-preferring, especially with reference to: bloodsucking arthropods, denoting the preference of a parasite for the human host as a source of blood or tissues over an animal host; and dermatophytic fungi which grow preferentially on humans rather than other animals.
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