promastigote /pro·mas·ti·gote/ (-mas´tĭ-gōt) the morphologic stage in the development of certain protozoa, characterized by a free anterior flagellum and resembling the typical adult form of Leptomonas.
promastigote
pro·mas·ti·gote (pr -m s t -gt )n. The flagellate stage of a trypanosomatid protozoan, as that of any of the Leishmania parasites. |
promastigote
[prōmas′tigōt]
the flagellate stage of a trypanosome. It is found in the insect intermediate host or in culture.
promastigote
one of the morphological stages in the development of certain protozoa, characterized by a free anterior flagellum and the kinetoplast and axoneme at the anterior end of the body. There is no undulating membrane. They are found in arthropods and plants.
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