Uropod Definition

yo͝orə-pŏd
noun
An appendage of the last abdominal segment in certain crustaceans, as either of the pair in the tailfan of the lobster or shrimp.
Webster's New World
(immunology) The hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.
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Other Word Forms of Uropod

Noun

Singular:
uropod
Plural:
uropods

Origin of Uropod

  • uro– –pod

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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UURURO

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DODPOD

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