trophozoite
noun
tro·pho·zo·ite
ˌtrō-fə-ˈzō-ˌīt 
: a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form
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Infection begins when the parasite is at its active feeding trophozoite stage and sticks to the corneal tissue before penetrating the lower stromal layer.
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Hany Elsheikha, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2015
The trophozoite divides by binary fission and makes thousands of copies of itself that attach to the lining of the small intestine.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2021
One, the trophozoite, looks like a microscopic teardrop.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2021
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Hany Elsheikha, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2015
The trophozoite divides by binary fission and makes thousands of copies of itself that attach to the lining of the small intestine.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2021
One, the trophozoite, looks like a microscopic teardrop.
—Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2021
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trophozoite
noun
tro·pho·zo·ite
ˌtrō-fə-ˈzō-ˌīt
: a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form
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