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trophozoite
[ trof-uh-zoh-ahyt, troh-fuh- ]
noun
, Zoology.
- a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.
trophozoite
/ ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt /
noun
- the form of a sporozoan protozoan in the feeding stage. In the malaria parasite this stage occurs in the human red blood cell Compare merozoite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of trophozoite1
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Example Sentences
More than two spores, generally very many, are produced typically by each individual trophozoite.
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The trophozoite produces numerous pansporoblasts, each of which gives rise to many spores.
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When fully grown, the trophozoite (now a schizont) undergoes schizogony.
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The trophozoite is now large and full-grown, and has become rounded and ready for schizogony.
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