Definition of sporozoan in English:
sporozoan
noun spɔːrəˈzəʊənspɒrəˈzəʊənˌspɔrəˈzoʊən
Zoology Medicine A protozoan of the phylum Sporozoa.
Example sentencesExamples
- By far the most common sporozoan intestinal parasite is Cryptosporidium parvum.
- It has been known that fish contaminated with sporozoans would frequently suffer from excessive softening.
- Such sporozoan infections are usually unresponsive to treatment and diseased fish should be removed from the tank.
- Therefore, the sporozoans are all parasites.
- Most sporozoans are intracellular parasites or at least part of their life-cycle takes place inside a host cell.
adjective spɔːrəˈzəʊənspɒrəˈzəʊənˌspɔrəˈzoʊən
Zoology Medicine Relating to or denoting sporozoans.
Definition of sporozoan in US English:
sporozoan
nounˌspôrəˈzōənˌspɔrəˈzoʊən
Medicine Zoology A protozoan of the phylum Sporozoa.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been known that fish contaminated with sporozoans would frequently suffer from excessive softening.
- Most sporozoans are intracellular parasites or at least part of their life-cycle takes place inside a host cell.
- Therefore, the sporozoans are all parasites.
- By far the most common sporozoan intestinal parasite is Cryptosporidium parvum.
- Such sporozoan infections are usually unresponsive to treatment and diseased fish should be removed from the tank.
adjectiveˌspôrəˈzōənˌspɔrəˈzoʊən
Medicine Zoology Relating to or denoting sporozoans.