| 释义 |
Protomerite
Pro`to`mer´ite
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) The second segment of one of the Gregarinæ. |
protomerite
pro·tom·e·rite (prō-tom'ĕ-rīt, prō'tō-mēr'īt), The second segment (lacking a nucleus) of a septate gregarine, between the epimerite and the deutomerite; it becomes the anterior end of the gamont after it has broken free of its host cell, leaving the epimerite embedded (usually in the gut wall of an infected invertebrate). Synonym(s): primerite [proto- + G. meros, part] |