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sporozoite

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sporozoan

History

Etymology

From translingual Sporozoa + -ite.