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crithidial — cri·thid·i·al ē əl adj of, like, or relating to crithidias: CRITHIDIFORM * * * cri·thid·i·al (krĭ thidґe əl) pertaining to the genus Crithidia … Medical dictionary
crithidial — cri·thid·i·al … English syllables
Crithidia — Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota (unranked): Excavata Phylum: Euglenozoa … Wikipedia
epimastigote — Term replacing “crithidial stage,” to avoid confusion with the insect parasitizing flagellates of the genus Crithidia. In the e. stage the flagellum arises from the kinetoplast alongside the nucleus and emerges from the anterior end of the… … Medical dictionary
Herpetomonas — A genus of asexual monogenetic flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) that are strictly insect parasites, with a variety of body forms including promastigote (leptomad), epimastigote (crithidial), amastigote (leishmanial), and trypomastigote… … Medical dictionary
crithidia — krə̇ˈthidēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek krithidion, diminutive of krithē barleycorn 1. capitalized : a genus of flagellates (family Trypanosomatidae) that are exclusively parasites of invertebrates especially in the digestive tract of… … Useful english dictionary
