Medical Dictionary
kinetoplast
noun ki·neto·plast \kə-ˈnet-ə-ˌplast, 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
—ki·neto·plas·tic \-ˌnet-ə-ˈplas-tik\ adjective
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