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Word: Merozoite
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. From French mérozoïte from méro- + -zoïte
Definition:
In many sporozoans: any of the individuals produced by schizogony (merogony) in the asexual phase of the life cycle, which infect further host cells and in turn form meronts or gamonts.
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