par·a·site. 1.an organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the host's expense. You would call the thing inside of me a Parasite. It needs me and I need so you can both of us are parasites living off one another. I live with it every but I am thankful that it lives with me. It saved my life that night. Because on March 23, 2016 at 3:00 am I died.