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Definition of pseudopod - 6 dictionary results

pseu⋅do⋅pod

  [soo-duh-pod]
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–noun Biology.
a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
Also called pseudopodium.

Origin:
1870–75; < NL pseudopodium; see pseudo-, -podium

Related forms:
pseu⋅dop⋅o⋅dal  [soo-dop-uh-dl] , pseu⋅do⋅po⋅di⋅al  [soo-duh-poh-dee-uhl] , pseu⋅do⋅pod⋅ic, adjective
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pseu·do·pod   (sōō'də-pŏd')   
n.  A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells, such as phagocytes, or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.
pseu·dop'o·dal (-dŏp'ə-dl), pseu'do·po'di·al (-pō'dē-əl) adj.
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Pseudopod

Pseu"do*pod\, n. [Pseudo- + -pod.]

1. (Biol.) Any protoplasmic filament or irregular process projecting from any unicellular organism, or from any animal or plant call.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A rhizopod.
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Main Entry: pseu·do·pod
Pronunciation: 'süd-&-"päd
Function: noun
1 : PSEUDOPODIUM
2 a : a slender extension from the edge of a wheal at the site of injection of an allergenpseudopods measuring 20 mm. —Journal of the American Medical Association> b : one ofthe slender processes of some tumor cells extending out from the main mass of a tumor
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pseudopod pseu·do·pod (s&oomacr;'də-pŏd')
n.
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.

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pseudopod (s'də-pŏd') also pseudopodium   (s'də-pŏd')
Plural pseudopods or pseudopodia
A temporary footlike extension of a one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, used for moving about and for surrounding and taking in food.
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