Medical Dictionary
elementary body
noun el·e·men·ta·ry body \ˌel-ə-ˌment-ə-rē-, -ˌmen-trē-\
Medical Definition of ELEMENTARY BODY
: an infectious particle of any of several microorganisms; especially : a chlamydial cell of an extracellular infectious form that attaches to receptors on the membrane of the host cell and is taken up by endocytosis—compare reticulate body
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