sporozoite

UK/spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/

sporozoite noun: any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.

Noun

sporozoite (plural sporozoites)

Any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.
- Ross […] was then able to outline its history within the mosquito: first, as a zygote in the stomach; then as an oocyst in the stomach wall; and finally as a mature sporozoite that reaches first the proboscis and then a human host when the insect bites and squirts its saliva prior to sucking blood.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 453
Synonyms:

zoite

தாவர இனப்பெருக்க அணுத்திரள், வித்துயிரி

plural	sporozoites

From translingual Sporozoa + -ite.

What does sporozoite mean?: Sporozoite means any of the minute active bodies into which a sporozoan divides just before it infects a new host cell.
What is sporozoite in Tamil?: Sporozoite in Tamil is தாவர இனப்பெருக்க அணுத்திரள், வித்துயிரி. See Sporozoite meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sporozoite?: Sporozoite is a noun.
How do you pronounce sporozoite?: Sporozoite is pronounced /spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of sporozoite?: The plural of sporozoite is sporozoites.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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