pseudopodium
Noun
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Same as Pseudopod.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
pseudopod
process
branch
outgrowth
appendage
axon
cilia
cytoneme
filopodium
lobopodium
cytoplasmic streaming
actin-based protrusion
amoeboid movement
cell crawling
cellular appendage
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The pseudopodium extends itself until the actin reassembles itself into a network.
Generally several pseudopodia arise from the surface of the body (polypodial, e.g. Amoeba proteus ) or a single pseudopodium may form on the surface of the body (monopodial, e.g. Entamoeba histolytica ).