Definition of Microneme

1. Noun. (biology) A specialized secretory organelle of some protozoans ¹

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Medical Definition of Microneme

1. A small, osmiophilic, cordlike twisted organelle found in the anterior region of many sporozoans; one of the characteristics that helps to define the subphylum Apicomplexa. Synonym: sarconeme. Origin: micro-+ G. Nema, thread (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microneme

micromycetes
micromyelia
micromyeloblast
micromyeloblastic leukaemia
micron
micronalia
micronation
micronations
microneedle
microneedles
microneighborhood
microneighborhoods
microneighbourhood
microneighbourhoods
micronemal
microneme (current term)
micronemes
micronesia
micronesian
micronesians
microneutralization
microneutralizations
micronic
micronisation
micronise
micronised
micronises
micronising
micronism
micronisms

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