filopodium
noun
a long, hairlike pseudopod composed of ectoplasm.
filopodia
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pluralof filopodium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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To test whether these filopodia function as silent synapses, the researchers used a modified patch clamping technique.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
"The first thing we saw, which was super bizarre and we didn't expect, was that there were filopodia everywhere," Harnett says.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
HIV also takes advantage of tunneling nanotubes to move between cells, and the Marburg virus triggers the growth of filopodia.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 20, 2022
Chan, C. E. & Odde, D. J. Traction dynamics of filopodia on compliant substrates.
From Nature ● Dec. 5, 2017
“Each time a progenitor cell reaches out and touches a neighbor, both cells pull back their filopodia and try growing in other directions,” Bergles explains.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 24, 2013
