sporozoaladj.
/ˌspɒrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəl/, /ˌspɔːrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊəl/, U.S. /ˌspɔrəˈzoʊəl/ Biology. Now rare.
Of or relating to organisms of the class or phylum Sporozoa. Cf. sporozoan adj.
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1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 946 The transmission of the sporozoal parasite..of Texas cattle fever.
1943 Lancet 16 Oct. 467/2 Intracellular pigment particles, other phagocytised sporozoal remains, and the more mature trophozoite forms and schizonts of P. falciparum were disappointingly scanty.
2007 P. Engelkirk & G. Burton Burthon's Microbiol. for Health Sci. (ed. 8) xviii. 339 (table) [Toxoplasmosis is] a systemic sporozoal infection that, in immunocompetent persons, may be asymptomatic or may resemble infectious mononucleosis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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