Polymitus is a word that refers to a genus of parasitic wasps. The spelling of this word can be explained through the use of IPA phonetic transcription. The first syllable of this word is pronounced with a 'p' sound, followed by the 'oh' sound in 'no'. The second syllable has a long 'i' sound, while the third syllable features the 'my' sound in 'myth'. The final syllable of this word has the 'tus' sound, similar to the end of the word 'cactus'.
A term denoting the stage in reproduction of the malarial and similar organisms in which thin threads of protoplasm project from the surface of the microgametocyte; these threads, when detached, constitute the microgamete.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.