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trophozoite

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tro·pho·zo·ite  (trf-zt)
n.
A protozoan, especially of the class Sporozoa, in the active stage of its life cycle.
trophozoite [ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) 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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Noun1.trophozoitetrophozoite - a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle
sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan


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