| sporoagglutination | A diagnostic method in relation to the mycoses, based upon the fact that the blood of patients with diseases caused by fungi contains specific agglutinins that cause clumping of the spores of these organisms. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sporoblast | An early stage in the development of a sporocyst prior to differentiation of the sporozoites. See: oocyst, sporocyst, pansporoblast. Synonym: zygotomere. Origin: sporo-+ G. Blastos, germ (05 Mar 2000) |
| sporocarp | A fruiting body containing sporangia. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sporocyst | 1. <zoology> An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various trematodes and other parasitic worms. The sporocyst generally develops from an egg, but in its turn produces other larvae by internal budding, or by the subdivision of a part or all of its contents into a number of minute germs. See Redia. 2. <zoology> Any protozoan when it becomes encysted produces germs by sporulation. Origin: Gr. Seed + bladder. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sporocystinea | In older classification schemes, a suborder of Coccidia in which the sporoblasts develop sporocysts. Origin: sporo + G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| sporodochium | In fungi, a cushion-shaped stroma covered with conidiophores. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sporogenesis | <biology> Reproduction by spores. Origin: Spore + genesis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sporogenous | Of cells or tissues, in which spores are formed. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sporogeny | <zoology> The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. Origin: Spore + root of Gr. To be born. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sporogony | <zoology> The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. Origin: Spore + root of Gr. To be born. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sporont | The zygote stage within the oocyst wall in the life cycle of coccidia; gives rise to sporoblasts, which form sporocysts, within which the infective sporozoites are produced. Origin: sporo-+ G. On (ont-), being (05 Mar 2000) |
| sporophore | <botany> A placenta. That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. In ferns it is the leafy plant, in mosses the capsule. Cf. Oophore. Origin: Spore + Gr. To bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sporophoric | <botany> Having the nature of a sporophore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sporophyll | A specialised leaf-like organ on which one or more sporangia are borne. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sporophyte | Spore producing plant generation. The dominant generation in pteridophytes and higher plants and alternates with the gametophyte generation. (18 Nov 1997) |