gametocyte
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gametocyte (noun; Greek gamete, wife; kytos, container): 1. A spermatocyte or oocyte.
2. Sexual stage of the malarial parasite in the blood which upon being taken into the mosquito host may produce gametes
See also: microgametocyte, macrogametocyte.
