First Known Use: 1900
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merozoite
noun mer·o·zo·ite \ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt\
Definition of MEROZOITE
: a sporozoan trophozoite produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
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Origin of MEROZOITE
International Scientific Vocabulary, from mero- + zo- + -ite
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merozoite
noun mero·zo·ite \ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt\
Medical Definition of MEROZOITE
: a small ameboid sporozoan trophozoite (as of a malaria parasite) produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
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