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. SYN: peritrichal, peritrichate, peritrichic. [peri- + G. thrix, hair]
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pe·rit·ri·chous pə-'ri-tri-kəs adj
1) having or being flagella which are uniformly distributed over the body <\peritrichous bacteria>
2) having a spiral line of modified cilia around the cytostome <\peritrichous protozoans>
pe·rit·ri·chous·ly adv
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adj.
describing bacteria in which the flagella cover the entire cell surface.
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pe·rit·ri·chous (pə-ritґrĭ-kəs) [peri- + trich- + -ous] 1. having flagella over the entire surface; said of a bacterial cell; see flagellum. 2. of flagella, occurring over the entire surface of a bacterial cell. 3. having cilia around the cytostome only; said of Ciliophora. Called also peritrich.Medical dictionary. 2011.