Medical term:
Rhizopoda
Rhizopoda
[ri-zop´ah-dah]a superclass of protozoa comprising the amebae, which move about and acquire food by means of pseudopodia or by protoplasmic flow without production of discrete pseudopodia. The majority are free-living in soil or water, but some are parasitic and pathogenic in humans.
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Rhi·zop·o·da
(rī-zop'ō'dă),A superclass in the subphylum Sarcodina that includes the amebae of humans, having pseudopodia of various forms but without axial filaments.
Synonym(s): Rhizopodasida, Rhizopodea
[rhizo + G. pous (pod-), foot]
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Rhi·zop·o·da
(rī-zop'ō-dă)A superclass in the subphylum Sarcodina that includes the amebae of humans, having pseudopodia of various forms but without axial filaments.
[rhizo- + G. pous (pod-), foot]
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