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- Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
- Latincircus
- Latincircum
- Latincircum-
- Englishcircum-
- Englishsporozoite
- English todaycircumsporozoite
From circum- + sporozoite.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
circumsporozoite
Today it means: Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS. Full definition →
English sporozoite ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)