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单词 promastigote
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promastigoten.

Brit. /prəʊˈmastᵻɡəʊt/, U.S. /proʊˈmæstəˌɡoʊt/
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: pro- prefix1, Greek μαστιγ- , μάστιξ , -ote suffix.
Etymology: Irregularly < pro- prefix1 (perhaps taken as opposed to a- prefix6 (ancient Greek ἀ- ) in amastigote n.) + ancient Greek μαστιγ-, μάστιξ whip (see -mastix comb. form; used to render ‘flagellum’) + -ote suffix (see quot. 1966).
Zoology and Medicine.
A flagellated or leptomonad stage in the life cycle of some parasitic protozoans of the family Trypanosomidae; a trypanosome of this stage. Frequently attributive or as adj.
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promastigote1966
1966 C. A. Hoare & F. G. Wallace in Nature 17 Dec. 1386/1 We have devised the following terms. (1) Amastigote... (2) Promastigote..for former ‘leptomonad’ stage, represented by forms with antenuclear kinetoplast... (3) Opisthomastigote... (4) Epimastigote... (5)Trypomastigote.
1976 Nature 19 Aug. 689/1 Transformation from the mammalian (amastigote) stage of L. donovani to the insect and/or culture (promastigote) stage is inhibited by host hamster spleen homogenates.
1990 Lancet 26 May 1265/1 The technique was standardised when methods for culturing promastigotes became available.
1999 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 96 11018/1 Irradiated macrophages..were infected with promastigote stationary-phase Leishmania.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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