sporozoite
[ spawr-uh-zoh-ahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌspoʊr- /
noun
one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.
Origin of sporozoite
First recorded in 1885–90;
Sporozo(a) +
-ite1
Words nearby sporozoite
sporopollenin,
sporothrix,
sporotrichosis,
sporozoa,
sporozoan,
sporozoite,
sporran,
sport,
sport fish,
sport shirt,
sport utility vehicle
Example sentences from the Web for sporozoite
The sporoplasm, representing the sporozoite, is always single.
British Dictionary definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
/ (ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊaɪt, ˌspɒ-) /
noun
any of numerous small mobile usually infective individuals produced in sporozoans by sporogony
Medical definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
[ spôr′ə-zō′īt′ ]
n.
Any of the minute undeveloped sporozoans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before it infects a new host cell.
Scientific definitions for sporozoite
sporozoite
[ spôr′ə-zō′īt′ ]
Any of the minute, undeveloped apicomplexans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before infection of a new host cell.