pseudopod

pseudopod definition - medical

pseu·do·pod (so͞oˈdə-pŏdˌ)

noun
A temporary projection of the cytoplasm of certain cells or of certain unicellular organisms, especially amoebas, that serves in locomotion and phagocytosis.

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