sporozoite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.

Pronunciation

/spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-sporozoite.wav

Word forms

sporozoite sporozoites

Etymology

From translingual Sporozoa + -ite.

Synonyms

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