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Pronunciation: en′tĕr-ō-mō′năs, en-ter-om′ŏ-nas
Definition: A genus of flagellate protozoa, one species of which, Enteromonas hominis, is found as a rare nonpathogenic resident in the human large intestine.
[entero- + G. monas, monad]
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