filopodium

English

Electron micrograph of filopodia

Etymology

From filum (“thread”) +‎ -podium (“leg-like structure”).

Noun

filopodium (plural filopodia)

1. (cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

Synonyms

• microspike

Derived terms

• filopodial

Related terms

• lamellipodium
• lobopodium
• pseudopodium

Translations

a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell

• French: filopode (fr) m
• Italian: filopode (it) m

See also

• Filopodia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia