trophozoite

[ trof-uh-zoh-ahyt, troh-fuh- ]

noun

, Zoology.

1. a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.

trophozoite

/ ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt /

noun

1. See merozoite
   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

Word History and Origins

Origin of trophozoite¹

First recorded in 1905–10; tropho- + -zo(on) + -ite ¹

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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