la·mel·li·po·di·um (l -m l -p  d -m)n. pl. la·mel·li·po·di·a (-d -) A sheetlike cytoplasmic extension produced by migrating polymorphonuclear white blood cells that permits movement along a substrate. |
lamellipodium
pl. lamellipodia [L., Gr.] delicate sheetlike extension of cytoplasm that forms transient adhesions with the cell substrate and waves gently, enabling the cell to move along the substrate.
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