nematodesma

nematodesma
nem·a·to·des·ma (nem″ə-to-dezґmə) pl. nematodesmaґta [nemato- + Gr. desmos band, ligament] a bundle of parallel microtubules serving to support the cytostome and cytopharyngeal apparatus and associated organelles of certain ciliate protozoa; also seen in certain flagellate groups. Called also trichite.

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  • trichite — SYN: trichocyst. * * * tri·chite (triґkīt) [Gr. thrix hair] 1. trichocyst. 2. nematodesma. 3. a hollow, rodlike, subpellicular component of the skeleton of oligotrich ciliates …   Medical dictionary

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