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merozoite

[mer-uh-zoh-ahyt]
noun
  1. (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
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Origin of merozoite

First recorded in 1895–1900; mero- + zo- + -ite1
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Historical Examples

  • Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5

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British Dictionary definitions for merozoite

merozoite

noun
  1. any of the cells formed by fission of a schizont during the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasiteCompare trophozoite
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Word Origin

C20: from mero- + zo (o) + -ite 1
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merozoite in Medicine

merozoite

(mĕr′ə-zō′īt)
n.
  1. A protozoan cell that arises from the schizogony of a parent sporozoan and may enter either the asexual or sexual phase of the life cycle.
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