Filopodium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

Synonyms

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filopodmicrospikemicrospike

Etymology

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

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