merozoite

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Introduction

Motile, infective stage of sporozoan protozoa that results from schizogony, or other type of asexual reproduction. Merozoites form at the surface of schizonts or blastopores & account for the reproductive capacity of sporozoa. Cyclic production of merozoites accounts for the intermittent fever of malaria.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995