phanerozoite

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 in falciparum malaria). [phanero- + G. zoon, animal]

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phan·ero·zo·ite .fan-ə-rō-'zō-.īt n an exoerythrocytic malaria parasite found late in the course of an infection

phan·ero·zo·it·ic -zō-'it-ik adj

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phanerozoite — phan·er·o·zo·ite … English syllables
phanerozoite — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈzōˌīt noun ( s) Etymology: phaner + zoite (as in sporozoite) : an exoerythrocytic malaria parasite found late in the course of an infection … Useful english dictionary
malaria parasite — n a protozoan of the sporozoan genus Plasmodium that is transmitted to humans or to certain other mammals or birds by the bite of a mosquito in which its sexual reproduction takes place, that multiplies asexually in the vertebrate host by… … Medical dictionary
malaria parasite — noun parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans • Syn: ↑plasmodium, ↑Plasmodium vivax • Hypernyms: ↑sporozoan • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Plasmodium * * * noun … Useful english dictionary
phanerozoitic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷zō|id.ik adjective : of, relating to, or being a phanerozoite phanerozoitic stage … Useful english dictionary

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