trophozoite /tropho·zo·ite/ (-zo´īt) the active, motile feeding stage of a sporozoan parasite.
Trophozoite
trophozoite
tro·pho·zo·ite (tr  f -z  t)n. The asexual form of certain sporozoans, such as the schizont of the plasmodia of malaria and related parasites. |
Trophozoite
The active feeding stage of a protozoal parasite, as distinct from its encysted stage.
Mentioned in: Dysentery
trophozoite
[trof′əzō′īt]
Etymology: Gk, trophe + zoon, animal
an immature ameboid protozoon. Diseases in which trophozoites may be isolated by bacteriologic studies include amebic dysentery, malaria, and trichomonas vaginitis. When fully developed, a trophozoite may be identified as a schizont.
trophozoite
the active, motile stage of a protozoan parasite, and the motile stage of flagellate protozoa, e.g. Giardia spp.
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