cytozoon

[sahy-tuh-zoh-on, -uh n] /ˌsaɪ təˈzoʊ ɒn, -ən/

noun, plural cytozoa

[-zoh-uh] /-ˈzoʊ ə/ (Show IPA)

a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.

Origin of cytozoon

cyto- + -zoon

Related forms

cytozoic, adjective

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cytozoic in Medicine

cytozoic cy·to·zo·ic (sī'tə-zō'ĭk)
adj.
Living in a cell. Used of certain parasitic protozoa.

cytozoon cy·to·zo·on (sī'tə-zō'ŏn')
n. pl. cy·to·zo·a (-zō'ə)
A protozoan cell or organism.

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