Medical Definition of HPI. history of present illness.What made you want to look up HPI? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). View Seen & Heard Highlights from Around the Site. Test Your Vocabulary! Test Your Vocabulary!10 Charming Words for Nasty People.edical Definition of HPI. history of present illness.
parÂ·aÂ·sitÂ·oid. n. An organism, usually an insect, that lives on or in a host organism during some period of its development and eventually kills its host. parâ²aÂ·sitÂ·oidâ² adj.
2. parasitic fetus. accidental parasite one that parasitizes an organism other than the usual host. facultative parasite one that may be parasitic upon another organism but can exist independently. incidental parasite accidental parasite.malarial parasite Plasmodium. obligate parasite (obligatory parasite) one that is entirely dependent upon a host for its survival.arasite. a plant or animal that lives upon or within another living organism at whose expense it obtains some advantage. See also symbiosis. Among the many parasites in nature, some feed upon animal hosts, causing diseases ranging from the mildly annoying to the severe and often fatal.