Chilomastix

Chilomastix
noun
flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans
• Syn: ↑genus Chilomastix
• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina

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\\ˌkīlōˈmastiks\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chil- + -mastix
: a genus (often made the type of the family Chilomastigidae) of small pear-shaped 4-flagellated protozoans (order Polymastigina) commensal in the intestines of various vertebrates including man

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  • Chilomastix — Chilomastix …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilomastix — Género de protozoos flagelados, como Chilomastix mesnili, parásito intestinal humano no patógeno. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • Chilomastix — Chilomastix …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilomastix mesnili — Scientific classification Kingdom: Chromalveolata Division: Heterokontophyta Class: Mastigophora …   Wikipedia

  • Chilomastix Mesnili — Chilomastix mesnili …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilomastix mesnili — Chilomastix mesnili …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilomastix mesnili —   Chilomastix mesnili Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chilomastix mesnili — Chilomastix mesnili …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chilomastix — A genus of protozoan flagellates parasitic in the large intestine of humans and other primates, and in many other mammals, birds, amphibia, and reptiles; it is ordinarily nonpathogenic, but one species, C. mesnili, may be an occasional cause of… …   Medical dictionary

  • chilomastix — chi·lo·mas·tix …   English syllables

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