trichomonad

[ trik-uh-mon-ad, -moh-nad ]
/ ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn æd, -ˈmoʊ næd /

noun

any flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, parasitic in humans or animals.

Origin of trichomonad

1860–65; < New Latin Trichomonad- (stem of Trichomonas) genus name. See tricho-, monad

OTHER WORDS FROM trichomonad

trich·o·mon·a·dal [trik-uh-mon-uh-dl, -moh-nuh-] /ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn ə dl, -ˈmoʊ nə-/, trich·o·mon·al [trik-uh-mon-l, -mohn-l, trih-kom-uh-nl] /ˌtrɪk əˈmɒn l, -ˈmoʊn l, trɪˈkɒm ə nl/, adjective

Words nearby trichomonad

trichologia, trichology, trichome, trichomegaly, trichomonacide, trichomonad, trichomonas, trichomonas tenax, trichomonas vaginalis, trichomoniasis, trichomoniasis vaginitis

British Dictionary definitions for trichomonad

trichomonad
/ (ˌtrɪkəʊˈmɒnæd) /

noun

any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Trichomonas, occurring in the digestive and reproductive systems of man and animals

Derived forms of trichomonad

trichomonadal or trichomonal (ˌtrɪkəˈmɒnəl, -ˈməʊ-, trɪˈkɒmənəl), adjective

Medical definitions for trichomonad

trichomonad
[ trĭk′ə-mō′năd′ ]

n.

Any of various flagellate protozoa of the genus Trichomonas.