See Also: amastigote(medicine)
amastigote(dictionary)

amastigote (iou)



amastigote noun & adjective. rare. L20.
[from A-10 + Greek mastig-, mastix whip + -ote (cf. -OT2).]
Zoology & Medicine. (Designating) a parasitic protozoan of the genus Leishmania in the leishmanial or non-flagellated form. Opp. PROMASTIGOTE.