Definition of Merosome. Meaning of Merosome. Synonyms of Merosome

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Definition of Merosome

Merosome
Merosome Mer"o*some, n. [Gr. ? part + -some body.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed.

Meaning of Merosome from wikipedia

- A merosome is a life stage of malaria parasites of the genus Plasmodium. After injection by mosquitoes into the human host, malaria parasites first migrate...
- eventually released into the bloodstream in parasite-filled vesicles called merosomes. Merozoites use the apicomplexan invasion organelles (apical complex,...
- clarification of a still missing transitional stage of the malaria pathogen (Merosome, Volker Heussler [de] 2006). The couple Paul Racz [de] and Klara Tenner-Racz...