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单词 miracidium
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Definition of miracidium in English:

miracidium

nounPlural miracidia ˌmʌɪrəˈsɪdɪəmˌmīrəˈsidēəm
Zoology
  • A free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail.

    〔动〕纤毛幼虫,毛蚴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Larval stages of some medically important species include miracidium, redia, cercaria, and metacercaria.
    • By following this pathway, miracidia are immediately ready to infect other snails, thus by-passing two hosts in the parasite's life cycle, and creating the opportunity for direct, snail-to-snail transmission.
    • Not only do P. sinitsini become adults in E. symmetrica, but eggs are produced and hatch inside the daughter sporocysts, releasing free-swimming miracidia.
    • Whereas SmHox8, SmHox1, and Smox1 were all strongly expressed in eggs and miracidia compared to other stages, SmHox1 was much more weakly expressed in all the other stages.
    • Generally, host seeking by miracidia includes a complicated behavioral process that is initiated through a combination of light and gravity stimuli.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek meirakidion, diminutive of meirakion 'boy, stripling'.

Definition of miracidium in US English:

miracidium

nounˌmīrəˈsidēəm
Zoology
  • A free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail.

    〔动〕纤毛幼虫,毛蚴

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Larval stages of some medically important species include miracidium, redia, cercaria, and metacercaria.
    • Whereas SmHox8, SmHox1, and Smox1 were all strongly expressed in eggs and miracidia compared to other stages, SmHox1 was much more weakly expressed in all the other stages.
    • By following this pathway, miracidia are immediately ready to infect other snails, thus by-passing two hosts in the parasite's life cycle, and creating the opportunity for direct, snail-to-snail transmission.
    • Not only do P. sinitsini become adults in E. symmetrica, but eggs are produced and hatch inside the daughter sporocysts, releasing free-swimming miracidia.
    • Generally, host seeking by miracidia includes a complicated behavioral process that is initiated through a combination of light and gravity stimuli.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek meirakidion, diminutive of meirakion ‘boy, stripling’.

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