cryptozoite

[ krip-tuh-zoh-ahyt ]

noun

1. a malarial parasite in the stage of development during which it lives in tissue cells prior to invading the blood cells.

cryptozoite

/ ˌkrɪptəʊˈzəʊaɪt /

noun

1. a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryptozoite¹

First recorded in 1945–50; crypto- + zo- + -ite ¹