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cryptozoite

[ krip-tuh-zoh-ahyt ]
/ ˌkrɪp təˈzoʊ aɪt /

noun

a malarial parasite in the stage of development during which it lives in tissue cells prior to invading the blood cells.

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Origin of cryptozoite

First recorded in 1945–50; crypto- + zo- + -ite1

Words nearby cryptozoite

cryptosporidiosis, cryptosporidium, cryptosystem, cryptovolcanic, cryptozoic, cryptozoite, cryptozoology, Cryptozoon, cryptozygous, cryst., crystal
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British Dictionary definitions for cryptozoite

cryptozoite
/ (ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊaɪt) /

noun

a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cryptozoite

cryptozoite
[ krĭp′tō-zō′īt′ ]

n.

A malarial parasite at the stage of development in which it inhabits bodily tissue before invading the red blood cells.
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