uropod

n. [动]尾肢, 尾足, 腹足

发音

/ˈjʊəɹəˌpɒd/

词形变化

uropods 复数 uropods

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    医学
  2. 2.

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

    医学

词源

From uro- (“tail”) + -pod (“foot”).

来源：wiktionary