noun
parasitology; helminthology
Academic field studying parasites, including protozoa, helminths, and arthropods. Helminthology is a subfield focused on parasitic worms.
彼は大学で寄生虫学を専攻している。
He is majoring in parasitology at university.
寄生虫学の教科書には様々な寄生虫の生活環が載っている。
The parasitology textbook contains life cycles of various parasites.
Compound of 寄生虫 (parasite) + 学 (study, -ology). The term is a straightforward modern academic coinage.