uropod.
either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod English uropod From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
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