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hypnozoite

hypnozoite noun: a dormant stage in the life cycle of some species of the malaria parasite Plasmodium (mainly) in the liver. It is formed directly (no multiplication takes place) from a sporozoite injected by the mosquito. However, not all of these inoculated sporozoites form hypnozoites. The reason(s) why some do and others don't is unknown.

Noun

hypnozoite (plural hypnozoites)

  1. A dormant stage in the life cycle of some species of the malaria parasite Plasmodium (mainly) in the liver. It is formed directly (no multiplication takes place) from a sporozoite injected by the mosquito. However, not all of these inoculated sporozoites form hypnozoites. The reason(s) why some do and others don't is unknown.

Forms of hypnozoite

pluralhypnozoites

Origin of hypnozoite

From the Greek hypnos + zoon.

Questions about hypnozoite

What does hypnozoite mean?
Hypnozoite means a dormant stage in the life cycle of some species of the malaria parasite Plasmodium (mainly) in the liver. It is formed directly (no multiplication takes place) from a sporozoite injected by the mosquito. However, not all of these inoculated sporozoites form hypnozoites. The reason(s) why some do and others don't is unknown.
What part of speech is hypnozoite?
Hypnozoite is a noun.
What is the plural of hypnozoite?
The plural of hypnozoite is hypnozoites.

Words near hypnozoite in the dictionary

  1. hypnotizingly
  2. hypnotoid
  3. hypnotoxin
  4. hypnotoxins
  5. hypnozoicidal
  6. hypnozoite
  7. hypnozoites
  8. hypnozoiticidal
  9. hypnozoitocidal
  10. hypnozygote
  11. hypnozygotes

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