merozoite
noun
mer·o·zo·ite ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt 
: a sporozoan trophozoite produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from mero- + zo- + -ite
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
merozoite
noun
mer·o·zo·ite ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt
: a small amoeboid sporozoan trophozoite (as of a malaria parasite) produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
- malpighiaceous
- malpighiae
- Malpighian cell
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