filopodium
English
editEtymology
editFrom filum (“thread”) + -podium (“leg-like structure”).
Noun
editfilopodium (plural filopodia)
- (cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
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edita slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell