trophozoite

• Substantivo que designa a fase ativa e alimentada do ciclo de vida de certos protozoários, especialmente os esporozoários.

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.

   Estágio ativo de alimentação do esporozoário

   • 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.