spo·ro·zo·ite (spôr  -z   t, spr-)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. [sporozo(an) + -ite.] |
sporozoite [ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊaɪt ˌspɒ-]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any of numerous small mobile usually infective individuals produced in sporozoans by sporogony
| sporozoite (spôr-zt) 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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| Noun | 1. | sporozoite - one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan |
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