uropod

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} either of the two [[posterior]] [[abdominal]] [[appendage]]s of the [[lobster]], [[shrimp]] and some other [[crustacean]]s.
2. {{lb|en|immunology}} the hind part of polarized [[leukocytes]], mostly involved in cell-to-cell interaction, cell activation and [[apoptosis]].

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