uropod
Meanings
noun
- either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
- the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
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