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单词 merozoite
释义

merozoite

[ mer-uh-zoh-ahyt ]
/ ˌmɛr əˈzoʊ aɪt /

noun

(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.

Origin of merozoite

First recorded in 1895–1900; mero- + zo- + -ite1

Words nearby merozoite

merosmia, merosystolic, merotomy, -merous, Merovingian, merozoite, merozygote, Merriam, Merrick, merrier, merry, Merrifield
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Example sentences from the Web for merozoite

  • Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for merozoite

merozoite
/ (ˌmɛrəʊˈzəʊaɪt) /

noun

any of the cells formed by fission of a schizont during the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasiteCompare trophozoite

Word Origin for merozoite

C20: from mero- + zo (o) + -ite 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for merozoite

merozoite
[ mĕr′ə-zōīt ]

n.

A protozoan cell that arises from the schizogony of a parent sporozoan and may enter either the asexual or sexual phase of the life cycle.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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