# lamellipodium

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A cytoskeletal actin projection on the mobile edge of the cell.

## Etymology
From lamella + -podium (“leg-like structure”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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