sporozoite

spo·ro·zo·ite  (spôr-zt, 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.

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[sporozo(an) + -ite.]

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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.

Thesaurus

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