Trophozoite Definition
trōfə-zōīt
noun
An elongated cell that develops from a sporozoite or a merozoite of an apicomplexan parasite and that feeds and grows within the host.
American Heritage Medicine
A protozoan, esp. of certain parasitic species, in the feeding and growing stage in contrast with the reproductive and infective stages.
Webster's New World
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