Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
el·e·men·ta·ry body Pronunciation:
"el-&-"ment-&-rE-, -"men-trE- Function:
noun : an infectious particle ofany of several microorganisms;
especially : a chlamydial cell of an extracellular infectious form that attaches to receptors on the membrane of the host cell and is taken up byendocytosis —compare
RETICULATE BODY
