Uropod

Noun

Definitions

1.Nouneither of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans.

2.Nounthe hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis.

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