trophozoite

[ trof-uh-zoh-ahyt, troh-fuh- ]
/ ˌtrɒf əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌtroʊ fə- /

noun Zoology.

a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.

Origin of trophozoite

First recorded in 1905–10; tropho- + -zo(on) + -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for trophozoite

trophozoite
/ (ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for trophozoite

trophozoite
[ trō′fə-zōīt′ ]

n.

The asexual form of certain sporozoans, such as the schizont of the plasmodia of malaria and related parasites.