|
|
Medical Definition of Rhoptry
1. Electron-dense club-shaped, tubular or saccular organelles extending back from the anterior end of sporozoites and other stages of certain sporozoans in the subphylum Apicomplexa. Synonym: paired organelles, toxoneme. Origin: G. Rhopalon, club (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhoptry
Other Resources:
