ALL meanings of uropod
u·ro·pod
U u - noun uropod an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster. 1
- noun uropod the paired appendage that arises from the last segment of the body in lobsters and related crustaceans and forms part of the tail fan 0
- noun uropod an appendage of the last abdominal segment in certain crustaceans, as either of the pair in the tailfan of the lobster or shrimp 0
- noun uropod (anatomy) either of the two posterior abdominal appendages of the lobster, shrimp and some other crustaceans. 0
- noun uropod (immunology) the hind part of polarized leukocytes, mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and apoptosis. 0