Look up: sporozoite

1. sporozoite
   [n] - one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
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2. sporozoite
   in the sporozoa the product of schizogony of the zygote Category: Medicine • in the sporoza the product of schizogony of the zigote Category: Medicine
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3. Sporozoite
   Spo`ro·zo'ite noun (Zoology) In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amœboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.
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4. sporozoite
   One of the minute elongated bodies resulting from the repeated division of the oocyst during sporogony. In the case of the malarial parasite, it is the form that is concentrated in the salivary glands and introduced into the blood by the bite of a mosquito; it enters the liver cells (exoerythrocytic...
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5. sporozoite
   noun one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
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6. sporozoite
   (spor″o-zo´īt) a spore formed after fertilization; any one of the sickle-shaped nucleated germs formed by division of the protoplasm of a spore of a sporozoan organism. In malaria, the sporozoites are the forms of the plasmodium that are liberated from the oocysts in the mosquito, that accumulate in the...
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7. Sporozoite
   • (n.) In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amoeboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.
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8. sporozoite
   (from the article `malaria`) ...mosquitoes, which feed on human blood in order to nourish their own eggs. While taking its meal (usually between dusk and dawn), an infected ... [3 related articles]
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9. sporozoite
   Type: Term Pronunciation: spō′rō-zō′īt Definitions: 1. One of the minute elongated bodies resulting from the repeated division of the oocyst during sporogony. In the case of the malarial parasite, it is the form that is concentrated in the salivary glands and introduc...
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