- pseudopodium or pseudopod
-
(soo\'do-po\'de-um)A nonpermanent cytoplasmic extension of the cell body by which amoebae and amoeboid organisms move and feed.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
pseudopodium or pseudopod
Look at other dictionaries:
pseudopod — PSEUDOPÓD, pseudopode, s.n. Prelungire mobilă provizorie a protoplasmei la amibe, leucocite etc., servind la locomoţie şi la prinderea hranei. Trimis de MihaelaStan, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DLRC PSEUDOPÓD, pseudopode, s.n. Prelungire temporară a… … Dicționar Român
Pseudopodium — Pseu do*po di*um, n.; pl. {Pseudopodia}. [NL.] Same as {Pseudopod}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pseudopodium — PSEUDOPÓDIUM s.n. v. pseudopod. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
pseudopod — 1874, from Mod.L. pseudopodium (1854), from Gk. pseudo (see PSEUDO (Cf. pseudo )) + podion, dim. of pous foot (see FOOT (Cf. foot)) … Etymology dictionary
pseudopodium — [so͞o΄dōpäd΄so͞o΄də pō′dē əm] n. pl. pseudopodia [so͞o΄dō pō′dēə] [ModL: see PSEUDO & PODIUM] a temporary projection of the protoplasm of certain one celled organisms or of certain cells in multicellular animals, serving as a means of moving… … English World dictionary
pseudopod — noun Etymology: New Latin pseudopodium Date: 1874 pseudopodium • pseudopodal or pseudopodial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
pseudopod — pseudopodal /sooh dop euh dl/, pseudopodial /sooh deuh poh dee euhl/, pseudopodic, adj. /sooh deuh pod /, n. Biol. a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension. Also… … Universalium
pseudopodium — /sooh deuh poh dee euhm/, n., pl. pseudopodia / dee euh/. Biol. pseudopod. [1850 55] * * * ▪ cytoplasm also called pseudopod temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans … Universalium
pseudopod — SYN: pseudopodium. * * * pseu·do·pod süd ə .päd n 1) PSEUDOPODIUM 2 a) a slender extension from the edge of a wheal at the site of injection of an allergen b) one of the slender processes of some tumor cells extending out from the main mass of a… … Medical dictionary
pseudopod — pseu•do•pod [[t]ˈsu dəˌpɒd[/t]] n. pseudopodium • Etymology: 1870–75; < NL pseudopodium; see pseudo , podium pseu•dop′o•dal ˈdɒp ə dəl adj … From formal English to slang
