sporozoite
/ˌspɔːrəʊˈzəʊaɪt/noun
Zoology & Medicine a motile spore-like stage in the life cycle of some parasitic sporozoans (e.g. the malaria organism), which is typically the infective agent introduced into a host
【动, 医】孢子体, 子孢子。
词源
late 19th cent.: from
SPORO- 'relating to spores' + Greek
zoion 'animal' +
-ITE1.