trophozoite

American  

[trof-uh-zoh-ahyt, troh-fuh-] / ˌtrɒf əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌtroʊ fə- /

noun

Zoology.

1. a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.

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trophozoite British  

/ ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt /

noun

1. the form of a sporozoan protozoan in the feeding stage. In the malaria parasite this stage occurs in the human red blood cell Compare merozoite

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Etymology

Origin of trophozoite

First recorded in 1905–10; tropho- + -zo(on) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The trophozoite is now large and full-grown, and has become rounded and ready for schizogony.

From Project Gutenberg

But the trophozoite forms only superficially resemble amoebas; their DNA tells us they are something much different indeed.

From Scientific American

In the case of intestinal Gregarines, the behaviour of the young trophozoite with respect to the epithelial cells of its host varies greatly.

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The most noticeable feature about the Myxosporidian trophozoite is its amoeboid and Rhizopod-like character.

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Correlated with the advanced degree of parasitism, there is a complete absence of specialization or differentiation of the cell-body, and the trophozoite is quite incapable of any kind of movement.

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