- histozoic
- his·to·zo·ic
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
histozoic — Living in the tissues outside of a cell body; denoting certain parasitic protozoa. [histo + G. zoikos, relating to an animal] * * * his·to·zo·ic .his tə zō ik adj living in the tissues of a host <histozoic parasites> * * * his·to·zo·ic… … Medical dictionary
histozoic — |histə|zōik adjective Etymology: hist + zoic : living in the tissues of a host histozoic parasites … Useful english dictionary
histozoic — adj. [Gr. histos, tissue; zoon, animal] Dwelling within the tissues of a host … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
protist — protistan /proh tis teuhn/, adj., n. protistic, adj. /proh tist/, n. any of various one celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and… … Universalium
Myxosporea — A class of Myxozoa with spores containing one to six (usually two) polar capsules, each containing a coiled polar filament; parasitic in the celom or tissues of cold blooded vertebrates, especially fishes. Important genera include Ceratomyxa,… … Medical dictionary
Myxozoa — A phylum of the subkingdom Protozoa, characterized by spores of multicellular origin (usually with two or three valves), one to six polar capsules or nematocysts (each with a coiled hollow filament), and a one to many nucleated ameboid… … Medical dictionary