Medical term:
rhizopod
rhizopod
any protozoan of the subclass Rhizopoda or Sarcodina including the amoeboid protozoans that feed by means of pseudopodia and lack cilia or flagella.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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