undulating membrane

undulating membrane definition - medical

un·du·lat·ing membrane (ŭnˈjə-lāˌtĭng, -də-)

noun
An organelle of locomotion in certain flagellate parasites consisting of a finlike extension of the cytoplasmic membrane with the flagellar sheath.

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