Trophozoite
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A protozoan in the feeding stage of its life cycle.
"Synchronized cultures of P. falciparum trophozoites were grown in human RBCs and incubated with increasing concentrations of purified human platelets."
- 2 a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"Synchronized cultures of P. falciparum trophozoites were grown in human RBCs and incubated with increasing concentrations of purified human platelets."
Etymology
From tropho- + -zoite.