trophozoite

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T0378700 (trō′fə-zō′īt′)n. An elongated cell that develops from a sporozoite or a merozoite of an apicomplexan parasite and that feeds and grows within the host.

trophozoite

(ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt) n (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

troph•o•zo•ite

(ˌtrɒf əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌtroʊ fə-)

n. a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage. [1905–10; tropho- + -zo (on) + -ite¹]

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Noun

trophozoite - a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cyclesporozoan - parasitic spore-forming protozoan

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trophozoite

[trof″o-zo´īt] the active, motile feeding stage of a sporozoan parasite.

troph·o·zo·ite

(trof'ō-zō'īt), The ameboid, vegetative, asexual form of certain Sporozoea, such as the schizont of the plasmodia of malaria and related parasites. [tropho- + G. zōon, animal]

trophozoite

(trō′fə-zō′īt′)n. An elongated cell that develops from a sporozoite or a merozoite of an apicomplexan parasite and that feeds and grows within the host.

troph·o·zo·ite

(trō'fō-zō'īt) The ameboid, vegetative, asexual form of certain Sporozoea, such as the schizont of the plasmodia of malaria and related parasites. [tropho- + G. zōon, animal]

trophozoite

The active growing stage of a protozoan parasite, as distinct from the dormant encysted stage. In the malarial parasite, the asexual, vegetative stage before the development of the mature schizont.

trophozoite

the form of a protozoan of the class Sporozoa in the feeding stage, containing SPOROZOITES. In the MALARIA PARASITE this stage occurs in the human red blood cell.

Trophozoite

The active feeding stage of a protozoal parasite, as distinct from its encysted stage.Mentioned in: Dysentery

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noun a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle

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