merozoite
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mer·o·zo·ite
(mĕr′ə-zō′īt)n.
Any of the cells of an apicomplexan parasite that arise following multiple asexual fission and may enter either the asexual or sexual phase of the life cycle.
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merozoite
(ˌmɛrəʊˈzəʊaɪt)n
(Zoology) any of the cells formed by fission of a schizont during the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite. Compare trophozoite
[C20: from mero- + zo(o) + -ite1]
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mer•o•zo•ite
(ˌmɛr əˈzoʊ aɪt)n.
(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
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Noun | 1. | merozoite - a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle sporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan |
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