merozoite: Meaning and Definition of

mer•o•zo•ite

Pronunciation: (mer"u-zō'īt), [key]
— n.
  1. (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host.
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