单词 | rhoptry |
释义 | rhoptry/ˈrɒptri/Zoology noun A club-shaped, lysosome-like secretory organelle which is found in the motile stages of parasitic protozoans of the phylum Apicomplexa (which includes such organisms as Toxoplasma gondii) and releases its contents inside the cells of a host organism. Origin1960s; earliest use found in Advanced Parasitology. From French rhoptrie, apparently from ancient Greek ῥόπαλον club, with arbitrary ending. |
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