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sporozoite
[ spawr-uh-zoh-ahyt, spohr- ]
noun
- one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.
sporozoite
/ ˌspɒ-; ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊaɪt /
noun
- any of numerous small mobile usually infective individuals produced in sporozoans by sporogony
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.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sporozoite1
First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -ite 1
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Example Sentences
The sporoplasm, representing the sporozoite, is always single.
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