hemoflagellate
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hemoflagellate
[he″mo-flaj´ĕ-lāt]any flagellate protozoan parasitic in the blood.
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hemoflagellate
(hē′mō-flăj′ə-lāt′, -lĭt, -flə-jĕl′ĭt)n.
A flagellate protozoan, such as a trypanosome, that is parasitic in the blood.
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he·mo·flag·el·late
(hē'mō-flaj'ĕ-lāt)Protozoan flagellates that are parasitic in the blood; they include the genera Leishmania and Trypanosoma, several species of which are important pathogens.
Synonym(s): haemoflagellate.
Synonym(s): haemoflagellate.
[hemo- + L. flagellum, dim. of flagrum, a whip]
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