English Explanatory Dictionary

lamellipodium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.

Word forms

lamellipodium lamellipodia

Etymology

From lamella + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

Derived words

lamellipodial lamellipodin
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