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ki·net·o·plast | \ kə-ˈne-tə-ˌplast 
, kī- \
, kī- \Definition of kinetoplast
: a DNA-containing organelle especially of trypanosomes usually found in an elongated mitochondrian located adjacent to the basal body
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kinetoplast
nounki·neto·plast | \ kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌplast , kī- \
, kī- \Medical Definition of kinetoplast
: an extranuclear DNA-containing organelle of kinetoplastid protozoans that is usually found in an elongated mitochondrion located adjacent to the basal body
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kinetoplastic \ -ˌnet-ə-ˈplas-tik \ adjective
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