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cryptozoite

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cryp⋅to⋅zo⋅ite

  [krip-tuh-zoh-ahyt]
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–noun
a malarial parasite in the stage of development during which it lives in tissue cells prior to invading the blood cells.
Origin:
1945–50; crypto- + zo- + -ite 1
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cryp·to·zo·ite   (krĭp'tə-zō'īt')   
n.  A malarial parasite at the stage of development in which it inhabits bodily tissue before invading the red blood cells.

[crypto- + zo(o)- + -ite1.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cryp·to·zo·ite
Pronunciation: -'zO-"It
Function: noun
: a malaria parasite that develops in tissue cells and gives rise tothe forms that invade blood cells —compare METACRYPTOZOITE
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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cryptozoite cryp·to·zo·ite (krĭp'tō-zō'īt')
n.
A malarial parasite at the stage of development in which it inhabits bodily tissue before invading the red blood cells.

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