Medical Dictionary

leptomonas

noun lep·tom·o·nas \lep-ˈtäm-ə-nəs\

Medical Definition of LEPTOMONAS

1
capitalized :  a genus of flagellate protozoans of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites especially of the digestive tract of insects and that occur as elongated flagellates with a single anterior flagellum and no undulating membrane
2
plural leptomonas a :  any flagellate protozoan of the genus Leptomonas b :  promastigote

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