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Medical Definition of Apicomplexa
1. A phylum of protozoa characterised by the presence of complex apical organelles generally consisting of a conoid that aids in penetrating host cells, rhoptries that possibly secrete a proteolytic enzyme, and subpellicular microtubules that may be related to motility. The phylum comprises two classes: perkinsea and sporozoea. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apicomplexa
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