| 释义 |
epimastigote ep·i·mas·ti·gote (ep'i-mas'ti-gōt), An insect stage of Trypanosomatide infection. Term replacing "crithidial stage," to avoid confusion with the insect-parasitizing flagellates of the genus Crithidia. In the epimastigote stage, the flagellum arises from the kinetoplast alongside the nucleus and emerges from the anterior end of the organism; an undulating membrane is present. [epi- + G. mastix, whip] |