flagellate

flagellate definition - medical

flag·el·late (flăjˈə-lĭt, -lātˌ, flə-jĕlˈĭt)

adjective
  1. Flagellated.
  2. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
noun
A member of the class Mastigophora, comprising organisms having a flagellum.

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