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leptomonas
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noun
lep·tom·o·nas
\lep-ˈtäm-ə-nəs\
Medical Definition of leptomonas
1 capitalized : a genus of flagellate protozoans of the family Trypanosomatidae that are parasites especially of the digestive tract of insects and that occur as elongated flagellates with a single anterior flagellum and no undulating membrane
2plural leptomonas a: any flagellate protozoan of the genus Leptomonasb: promastigote
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