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Definition of: trophozoite
(trof′ə·zō′īt) noun Zool.
A parasitic sporozoan at the stage of entering the blood cell of its host, feeding on the nutritive material in the blood. [<TROPHO- + Gk. zōion an animal + -ITE1]
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