filopodium

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English

Electron micrograph of filopodia

Etymology

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

Noun

filopodium (plural filopodia)

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

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