circumsporozoite

adjective

Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.

OriginEnglish sporozoite ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos) →
Scrabble 33
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivecircumsporozoite (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyLocated on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Englishsporozoite
  7. Englishcircumsporozoite

From circum- + sporozoite.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

circumsporozoite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsporozoite

MLA

“circumsporozoite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsporozoite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumsporozoite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumsporozoite.

Source: circumsporozoite on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.