- metacryptozoite
- meta·cryptozoite
English syllables. 2014.
metacryptozoite
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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… … Medical dictionary
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
