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Filipodium vs Filopodium - What's the difference?

filipodium | filopodium |

As nouns the difference between filipodium and filopodium

is that filipodium is (biology) a hairlike projection, especially in parts of the brain, or as used for locomotion by some amoebas while filopodium is (cytology) a slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell.

filipodium

English

Noun

(filipodia)
  • (biology) A hairlike projection, especially in parts of the brain, or as used for locomotion by some amoebas

    • filopodium

    English

    Noun

    (filopodia)
  • (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

    See also

    *(Filopodia)