Satellite: (1) A minor structure accompanying a more important or larger one; e.g., a vein accompanying an artery, or a small or secondary lesion adjacent to a larger one. (2) The posterior member of a pair of gregarine gamonts in syzygy, several of which may be found in some species.primite. [L. satelles (sattelit-), attendant]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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