metacryptozoite

metacryptozoite
The exoerythrocytic stage that develops from merozoites formed by the first, or cryptozoite, generation; the cryptozoite and m. generations comprise the primary exoerythrocytic stages of malaria development (prepatent period) prior to infection of red blood cells. [meta- + G. kryptos, hidden, + zoon, animal]

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meta·cryp·to·zo·ite -.krip-tō-'zō-.īt n a member of a second or subsequent generation of tissue-dwelling forms of a malaria parasite derived from the sporozoite without intervening generations of blood parasites compare CRYPTOZOITE

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • metacryptozoite — meta·cryptozoite …   English syllables

  • metacryptozoite — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: meta + cryptozoite : a member of a second or subsequent generation of tissue dwelling forms of a malaria parasite derived from the sporozoite without intervening generations of blood parasites compare cryptozoite …   Useful english dictionary

  • cryptozoite — The exoerythrocyte stage of the malarial organism that develops directly from the sporozoite inoculated by the infected mosquito; development of the first generation of merozoites in vertebrate host tissues occurs in the liver parenchyma. [crypto …   Medical dictionary

  • phanerozoite — An exoerythrocytic tissue stage of malaria infection other than the primary exoerythrocytic stages (cryptozoite and metacryptozoite generations); consists chiefly of reinfection of the liver by merozoites produced by a blood infection (not found… …   Medical dictionary

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