sporozoite

sporozoite definition - medical

spo·ro·zo·ite (spôrˌə-zōˈītˌ)

noun
Any of the minute undeveloped sporozoans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before it infects a new host cell.

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