- leptomonad
- lep·tom·o·nad
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leptomonad
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leptomonad — 1. Common name for a member of the genus Leptomonas. 2. See promastigote. * * * lep·tom·o·nad lep täm ə .nad adj of or relating to the genus Leptomonas leptomonad n LEPTOMONAS … Medical dictionary
leptomonad — I. lepˈtäməˌnad adjective Etymology: New Latin Leptomonad , Leptomonas : of or relating to the genus Leptomonas II. noun : leptomonas 2 … Useful english dictionary
promastigote — Term now generally used instead of “leptomonad” or “leptomonad stage,” to avoid confusion with the flagellate genus Leptomonas. It denotes the flagellate stage of a trypanosomatid protozoan in which the flagellum arises from a kinetoplast in … Medical dictionary
leishmania — leishmanial, leishmanic /leesh man ik, luysh /, leishmanioid, adj. /leesh man ee euh, may nee euh, luysh /, n. any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and… … Universalium
leptomonas — nəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from lept + monas 1. capitalized : a genus of flagellates of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites especially of the digestive tract of insects and that occur as elongated flagellates with anterior… … Useful english dictionary
