ALL meanings of merozoite
mer·o·zo·ite
M m - noun merozoite (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a schizont that parasitizes a red blood cell in the host. 1
- noun merozoite (biology) A protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont. 1
- noun merozoite any of the cells formed by fission of a schizont during the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite 0
- noun merozoite any of various cells produced by multiple fission in the asexual stage of certain protozoans, as the malaria parasite 0