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Definition of pseudopodium - 8 dictionary results

pseu⋅do⋅po⋅di⋅um

  [soo-duh-poh-dee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -di⋅a  [-dee-uh] . Biology.
pseudopod.
Origin:
1850–55

pseu⋅do⋅pod

  [soo-duh-pod]
–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·po·di·um   (sōō'də-pō'dē-əm)   
n.   pl. pseu·do·po·di·a (-pō'dē-ə)
A pseudopod.
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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

Main Entry: pseu·do·po·di·um
Pronunciation: "süd-&-'pOd-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pseu·do·po·dia /-E-&/
1 : a temporary protrusion or retractile process of the cytoplasm of a cell (as a unicellular organism or a whiteblood cell of a higher organism) that functions especially as an organ of locomotion or in taking up food
2 : one of the ameboid protrusions of the active plasmodium of a slimemold
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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.

pseudopodium pseu·do·po·di·um (s&oomacr;'də-pō'dē-əm)
n. pl. pseu·do·po·di·a (-pō'dē-ə)
A pseudopod.

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pseudopodium

temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans (i.e., those with pseudopodia; see sarcodine) and some flagellate protozoans. Pseudopodia are formed by some cells of higher animals (e.g., white blood corpuscles) and by amoebas. During amoeboid feeding, pseudopodia either flow around and engulf prey or trap it in a fine, sticky mesh

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