SPOROZOA

Sporozoa, class Sporozoa

(noun) strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites

SPOROZOAN

sporozoan

(noun) parasitic spore-forming protozoan

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Spo`ro*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. a spore + (Zoöl.)

Definition: An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 February 2025

INVASION

(noun) (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; “the tumor’s invasion of surrounding structures”


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