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单词 pseudopodium
释义

pseudopodium

noun

pseu·​do·​po·​di·​um ˌsü-də-ˈpō-dē-əm How to pronounce pseudopodium (audio)
plural pseudopodia ˌsü-də-ˈpō-dē-ə How to pronounce pseudopodium (audio)
1
: a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (such as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter see amoeba illustration
2
: a slender leafless branch of the gametophyte in various mosses that often bears gemmae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

pseudopodium

noun

pseu·​do·​po·​di·​um ˌsüd-ə-ˈpōd-ē-əm How to pronounce pseudopodium (audio)
plural pseudopodia -ē-ə How to pronounce pseudopodium (audio)
1
: a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (as an amoeba or a white blood cell) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food or other particulate matter
2
: one of the amoeboid protrusions of the active plasmodium of a slime mold
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