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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

circumsporozoite en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English sporozoite English circumsporozoite From circum- + sporozoite.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.