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sporozoite

/ˌspɔː.rəˈzəʊ.aɪt/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una de las diminutas formas móviles e infecciosas producidas en la etapa asexual del ciclo de vida de ciertos protozoos parásitos, como los agentes causantes de la malaria.

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/ˌspɔː.rəˈzəʊ.aɪt/C2formalscientific
  • esSustantivo que designa una de las diminutas formas móviles e infecciosas producidas en la etapa asexual del ciclo de vida de ciertos protozoos parásitos, como los agentes causantes de la malaria.

A noun referring to one of the minute, motile, infectious bodies produced during the asexual stage of the life cycle of certain parasitic protozoans, such as those that cause malaria.

  1. Infectious stage of a parasiteC2formalscientific

    A motile, spore-like cell that is the infective stage of certain parasitic protozoans, such as the malaria parasite, which is transmitted to a host.

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    • The sporozoite is the stage of the malaria parasite that infects human liver cells.
    • After the mosquito bite, sporozoites travel through the bloodstream to the liver.
    • Scientists are studying how sporozoites evade the host's immune system.
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