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trophozoite

noun

  1. a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)bor. English tropho- English -zoite English trophozoite From tropho- + -zoite.

  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.”