(kri-thid'ē-ă), A genus of asexual, monogenetic, insect-parasitizing flagellates in the family Trypanosomatidae. [Mod. L., fr. G. krithidion, dim. of krithē, barley]
cri·thid·i·a
(kri-thid'ē-ă), Former term for epimastigote. [Mod. L. fr. G. krithidion, dim. of krithē, barley]