elementary body
el·e·men·ta·ry body
noun \ˌel-ə-ˌment-ə-rē-, -ˌmen-trē-\Definition of ELEMENTARY BODY
: an infectious particle of any of several microorganisms; especially : a chlamydial cell of an extracellular infectious form that attaches to receptors on the membrane of the host cell and is taken up by endocytosis—compare reticulate body
