merozoite
[ mer-uh-zoh-ahyt ]
noun
(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
Origin of merozoite
1Words Nearby merozoite
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use merozoite in a sentence
Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.
Each ♀ merozoite has a chromatic nucleus (n) without a karyosome.
British Dictionary definitions for merozoite
merozoite
/ (ˌmɛrəʊˈzəʊaɪt) /
noun
any of the cells formed by fission of a schizont during the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite: Compare trophozoite
Origin of merozoite
1C20: from mero- + zo (o) + -ite 1
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
Browse