1. Relating to cilia or other appendicular organs projecting from the periphery of a cell. ... 2. Having flagella uniformly distributed over a cell; used especially with reference to bacteria. ... Synonym: peritrichal, peritrichate, peritrichic. ... Origin: peri-+ G. Thrix, hair ... (05 Mar 2000) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(pә-rit´rĭ-kәs) having flagella around the entire surface; said of bacteria. of flagella, occurring around the entire surface of a bacterial cell. having flagella around the cytostome only; said of Ciliophora. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: pe-rit′ri-kŭs Definitions: 1. Relating to cilia or other appendicular organs projecting from the periphery of a cell. 2. Having flagella uniformly distributed over a cell; used especially with reference to bacteria. Synonyms: peritrichal, peritrichate, peritrichic Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=67340
peritrichous 1. Relating to cilia or other appendicular organs projecting from the periphery of a cell. 2. Having flagella uniformly distributed over a cell; used especially with reference to bacteria. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1610/17