uropod
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uropod (plural uropods)
- (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
- Coordinate term: pleopod
- (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.