sporozoite
[ spawr-uh-zoh-ahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌspoʊr- /
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noun
one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.
Nearby words
sporopollenin, sporothrix, sporotrichosis, sporozoa, sporozoan, sporozoite, sporran, sport, sport fish, sport shirt, sport utility vehicle
Origin of sporozoite
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Examples from the Web for sporozoite
The sporoplasm, representing the sporozoite, is always single.
British Dictionary definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
/ (ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊaɪt, ˌspɒ-) /
noun
any of numerous small mobile usually infective individuals produced in sporozoans by sporogony
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Medicine definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
[ spôr′ə-zō′īt′ ]
n.
Any of the minute undeveloped sporozoans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before it infects a new host cell.
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Science definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
[ spôr′ə-zō′īt′ ]
Any of the minute, undeveloped apicomplexans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before infection of a new host cell.
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