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| − | + | 1.)promastigote: the flagellate stage of a trypanosomatid protozoan, as that of any of the Leishmania parasites. | |
:The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | :The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||
:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/promastigote | :http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/promastigote | ||
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| − | + | 2.)amastigote: the nonflagellate, intracellular, morphologic stage in the development of certain hemoflagellates, resembling the typical adult form of Leishmania. | |
:Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. | :Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. | ||
:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/amastigote | :http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/amastigote | ||
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| − | + | 3.)phagolysome:a cellular body that is formed by the union of a phagosome or ingested particle with a lysosome that contains hydrolytic enzymes. | |
:The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | :The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||
:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/phagolysosome | :http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/phagolysosome | ||
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| − | + | 4.)macrophage: any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from bone marrow cells, promonocytes, the progeny of which, the monocytes, enter the bloodstream, where they stay for a few days before entering the tissues and developing into macrophages. They are components of the monocyte-macrophage system. Macrophages are usually immobile but become actively mobile when stimulated by inflammation, immune cytokines and microbial products. They are an important class of antigen presenting cells (APCs). | |
:Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved | :Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved | ||
:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/macrophage | :http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/macrophage | ||
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| − | + | 5.)glycoconjugate: any of the complex molecules containing glycosidic linkages, such as glycolipids, glycopeptides, oligosaccharides, or glycosaminoglycans. | |
:Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. | :Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. | ||
:http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/glycoconjugate | :http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/glycoconjugate | ||
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| − | + | 6.)aneuploid: Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species. | |
:The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | :The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||
:http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aneuploid | :http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aneuploid | ||
Revision as of 23:39, 7 November 2013
The Genome of the Kinetoplastid Parasite, Leishmania major.
- Vocabulary
1.)promastigote: the flagellate stage of a trypanosomatid protozoan, as that of any of the Leishmania parasites.
- The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/promastigote
2.)amastigote: the nonflagellate, intracellular, morphologic stage in the development of certain hemoflagellates, resembling the typical adult form of Leishmania.
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/amastigote
3.)phagolysome:a cellular body that is formed by the union of a phagosome or ingested particle with a lysosome that contains hydrolytic enzymes.
- The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/phagolysosome
4.)macrophage: any of the large, mononuclear, highly phagocytic cells derived from bone marrow cells, promonocytes, the progeny of which, the monocytes, enter the bloodstream, where they stay for a few days before entering the tissues and developing into macrophages. They are components of the monocyte-macrophage system. Macrophages are usually immobile but become actively mobile when stimulated by inflammation, immune cytokines and microbial products. They are an important class of antigen presenting cells (APCs).
- Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/macrophage
5.)glycoconjugate: any of the complex molecules containing glycosidic linkages, such as glycolipids, glycopeptides, oligosaccharides, or glycosaminoglycans.
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/glycoconjugate
6.)aneuploid: Having a chromosome number that is not a multiple of the haploid number for the species.
- The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aneuploid
