KUPFFER CELLS
Phagocytic cells of the reticulo-endothelial system which line
the sinusoids of the liver.
L
LARVA
An immature stage in the life cycle of an animal in which it is
unlike the parent.
LEISHMAN-DONOVAN
An amastigote of the Trypanosomatidae which is non-
BODY
flagellated. Also called an L-0 body.
LOBOPODIA
The type of pseudopodia seen in most of the amoeba which
is broad cylindrical (finger-shaped) with a rounded tip.
LYMPHADENITIS
Inflammation of lymph nodes.
LYSOSOME
One of the ultra microscopic cytoplasmic inclusions of a cell,
containing various enzymes, mainly hydrolytic, which may be
responsible for autolysis of the protozoan cell and initiate the
break-down of phagocytized materials.
M
MACROGAMETOCYTE
The female differentiated form of the malarial parasite and
many sporozoans which, when ingested by the mosquito
taking its blood meal or situated in the optimal host
environment, becomes a macrogamete.
MAURER'S CLEFTS
Irregular blotches on the surface of an erythrocyte infected
with Plasmodium falciparum which stain reddish with
Giemsa's stain.
MEHLIS'S GLANDS
Unicellular mucous or serous glands surrounding the ootype
of a flatworm, which lubricate the newly formed eggs.
MEIOSIS
The maturation process of gametes (sexually differentiated
cells) consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell
divisions in which the diploid chromosome number becomes
reduced to the haploid.
MEROZOITE
A subdivision of the schizont stage of the malarial parasite
consisting of nuclear chromatin and cytoplasm. It is
released from the host cell and attacks new tissue cells or
erythrocytes.
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