the study of protozoans
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protozoologythe study of protozoans
protozoologiesPROTOZOOLOGY, the study of protozoans
ectosarcthe outermost layer of some protozoans
ectosarcsECTOSARC, the outermost layer of some protozoans
protozoamajor grouping or superphylum of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans
phagocytosisThe ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and ameboid protozoans
sporocysta rounded, thick-walled structure produced, as by protozoans, in the process of sporulation
trichomonadany of various flagellate protozoans occurring in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates
trichomonadsTRICHOMONAD, any of various flagellate protozoans occurring in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates
microgametes(esp. in protozoans) The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as male
macrogamete(esp. in protozoans) The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as female
sporocystsSPOROCYST, a rounded, thick-walled structure produced, as by protozoans, in the process of sporulation
macrogametes(esp. in protozoans) The larger of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as female
microgamete(esp. in protozoans) The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually regarded as male
zoosporeany of the minute motile flagelliform or ameboid bodies that issue from the sporocyst of certain protozoans
gulletsinvagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food
cryptosporidiumany of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea
protistanone of the Protista, protozoans, algae, bacteria, and other forms not readily classified as plant or animal also PROTIST
cryptosporidiaCRYPTOSPORIDIUM, any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea
protistansPROTISTAN, one of the Protista, protozoans, algae, bacteria, and other forms not readily classified as plant or animal also PROTIST
giardiaany of a genus (Giardia) of flagellate protozoans inhabiting the intestines of various mammals and including one (G. lamblia syn. G. intestinalis) that is associated with diarrhea in humans
sporozoaA phylum of mainly parasitic spore-forming protozoans that have a complex life cycle with sexual and asexual generations. They include the organisms that cause malaria, babesiosis, coccidiosis, and toxoplasmosis
ciliumminute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals
ciliaminute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals