gametocyte
noun
ga·me·to·cyte
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Definition of gametocyte
: a cell (as of a protozoan causing malaria) that divides to produce gametes
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But the dye also kills the malaria parasites in the gametocyte stage, the point at which mosquitoes pick it up from human blood and pass it on to new victims. — Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, "Promising Malaria Drug Has a Striking Drawback: Blue Urine," 9 Feb. 2018 Dutch, American and Malian scientists working in Ouélessébougou, Mali, found that adding methylene blue to a typical treatment regimen cleared gametocytes from the bloodstream within two days. — Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, "Promising Malaria Drug Has a Striking Drawback: Blue Urine," 9 Feb. 2018 Most malaria drugs do not target gametocytes, meaning that someone may still spread the disease for a week or more after treatment. — Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, "Promising Malaria Drug Has a Striking Drawback: Blue Urine," 9 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gametocyte.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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