crithidia

crithidia definition - medical

cri·thid·i·a (krə-thĭdˈē-ə)

noun
The stage of development of certain flagellate parasites of vertebrates in the insect host, such as the multiplying form of the agent of African sleeping sickness in the tsetse fly.

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