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merozoites
n. (plural of merozoite English)
Usage examples of "merozoites".
In the human bloodstream they take a form known as merozoites, which burrow into the red blood cells and reproduce asexually, each one producing 6 to 26 new individuals which burst out to infect new blood cells on a cycle that repeats every forty-eight hours.
It works by inserting its molecules into the DNA material of the malaria merozoites and preventing gene replication.
When the number of merozoites exceeds about 50 per cubic milliliter of blood (a typical drop), the victim suffers a malaria attack every forty-eight hours.