karyophage /karyo·phage/ (kar´e-o-fāj″) a protozoan that phagocytizes the nucleus of the cell it infects.
karyophage
kar·y·o·phage (k r  - -f j )n. An intracellular parasite that phagocytizes the cell nucleus it infects. |
karyophage
[ker′ē·ōfāj′]
Etymology: Gk, karyon + phagein, to eat
an intracellular protozoan parasite that destroys the nucleus of the cell it infects. karyophagic, karyophagous, adj.
karyophage
a protozoon that phagocytizes the nucleus of the cell it infects.
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