hypnozoite

词形变化

hypnozoites 复数 hypnozoites

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A dormant stage in the life cycle of some species of the malaria parasite Plasmodium (mainly) in the liver. It is formed directly (no multiplication takes place) from a sporozoite injected by the mosquito. However, not all of these inoculated sporozoites form hypnozoites. The reason(s) why some do and others don't is unknown.

词源

From hypno- + -zoite.

来源：wiktionary