a·me·boid cell

a cell such as a leukocyte, having ameboid movements, with a power of locomotion. Synonym(s): wandering cell

Synonym(s): migratory cell

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ame·boid cell

(ă-mē'boyd sel)

A cell such as a leukocyte, having ameboid movements, with a power of locomotion.
Synonym(s): wandering cell.

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wandering cell

any cell such as an amoebocyte or macrophage, that actively moves about during the life of an organism.

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Rounding off, formation of ameboid pseudopodia and transformation into wandering cells could never be detected.

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