sporozoite

[ spawr-uh-zoh-ahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌspoʊr- /

noun

one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.

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Origin of sporozoite

First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -ite1

Words nearby sporozoite

sporopollenin, sporothrix, sporotrichosis, sporozoa, sporozoan, sporozoite, sporran, sport, sport fish, sport shirt, sport utility vehicle
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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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Medical 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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Scientific 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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