trichomonad

trich·o·mo·nad

 (trĭk′ə-mō′năd′)

n.

Any of various flagellate protozoans of the order Trichomonadida, including several of the genus Trichomonas that occur as parasites in the digestive and urogenital tracts of vertebrates.

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[New Latin Trichomonas, genus name : tricho- + Late Latin monas, monad-, unit; see monad.]

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trich′o·mo·nad′al (-năd′l), trich′o·mon′al (-mō′nəl) adj.

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trichomonad

(ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnæd)

n

(Animals) any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, occurring in the digestive and reproductive systems of man and animals

ˌtrichoˈmonadal, trichomonal adj

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trich•o•mon•ad

(ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn æd, -ˈmoʊ næd)

n.

any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.

[1860–65; < New Latin Trichomonad-, s. of Trichomonas. See tricho-, monad]

trich`o•mon′a•dal, trich•o•mon•al (ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn l, -ˈmoʊn l, trɪˈkɒm ə nl) adj.

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trichomonad - cause of trichomoniasis in women and cattle and birds flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals genus Trichomonas - flagellates parasitic in alimentary or genitourinary tracts of vertebrates and invertebrates including humans

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