Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
ex·flag·el·la·tion Pronunciation:
(")eks-"flaj-&-'lA-sh&n Function:
noun 1 : the casting off of ciliaor flagella
2 : the formation of microgametes in sporozoans (as the malaria parasite) by extrusion of nuclear material into peripheral processes resembling flagella —
ex·flag·el·late /-'flaj-&-"lAt/ intransitive verb -lat·ed;
-lat·ing
