uropod
English
Etymology
uro- + -pod
Noun
uropod (plural uropods)
- (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans
- (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis
See also
- endopodite
- exopodite
- telson