Associations to the word «Uropod»

Wiktionary

UROPOD, noun. (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans
UROPOD, noun. (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis

Wise words

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