Found 2 items, similar to merozoite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: merozoite
merozoite
n : a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent
sporozoan during its life cycle
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Merozoite
Merozoite
\Mer`o*zo"ite\, n. [Gr. me`ros part + Sporozoa.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A form of spore, usually elongate or falciform, and somewhat
amoeboid, produced by segmentation of the schizonts of
certain Sporozoa, as the malaria parasite.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]