merozoite

See also: mérozoïte

English

Etymology

mero- +‎ zo- +‎ -ite

Noun

merozoite (plural merozoites)

1. (biology) A protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont

References

• “merozoite”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.