trophozoite

• Substantiv, das die aktive, sich ernährende und bewegliche Entwicklungsstadie im Lebenszyklus bestimmter Protozoen bezeichnet, insbesondere bei Sporentierchen (Apicomplexa).

A noun referring to the active, feeding stage in the life cycle of certain protozoans, particularly sporozoans.

1. Active feeding stage of a sporozoanC2formalscientific

   The active, motile, feeding stage in the life cycle of certain protozoan parasites, such as those that cause malaria or amoebic dysentery.

   Aktives Ernährungsstadium eines Sporozoons

   • The trophozoite stage of the parasite is responsible for causing tissue damage.
   • Under the microscope, the trophozoite was observed moving through the blood sample.
   • The life cycle of the organism includes both a trophozoite and a cyst stage.