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lamellipodium

Syllabification: (la·mel·li·po·di·um)
Pronunciation: /ləˌmeləˈpōdēəm/

Definition of lamellipodium

noun (plural lamellipodia /-dēə/)

Zoology
  • a flattened extension of a cell, by which it moves over or adheres to a surface.

Derivatives

lamellipodial

Pronunciation: /-dēəl/

adjective

Origin:

1970s: from lamella, on the pattern of pseudopodium

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