uropod

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.
  2. the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.

词形变化

uropods plural

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der.
Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō)
Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der.
English uro-
English -pod
English uropod
From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).
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