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lamellipodium

lamellipodium noun: a cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.

Noun

lamellipodium (plural lamellipodia)

  1. A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.

Forms of lamellipodium

plurallamellipodia

Origin of lamellipodium

From lamella + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

Words formed from lamellipodium

Questions about lamellipodium

What does lamellipodium mean?
Lamellipodium means a cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.
What part of speech is lamellipodium?
Lamellipodium is a noun.
What is the plural of lamellipodium?
The plural of lamellipodium is lamellipodia.

Words near lamellipodium in the dictionary

  1. lamellipedians
  2. lamellipod
  3. lamellipodia
  4. lamellipodial
  5. lamellipodin
  6. lamellipodium
  7. lamellipods
  8. lamellipore
  9. lamellipores
  10. lamellirostral
  11. lamellocyte

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