Uropod

//ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
  2. 2
    the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.

Etymology

From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).

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