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podocyte

pod·o·cyte [ póddə st ] (plural pod·o·cytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
cell through which blood is filtered: any one of the many cells with branching tentacle-shaped extensions that make up the barrier through which blood is filtered in the globular end Bowman's capsule of the kidney

[Mid-20th century. < Greek pod- "foot"]
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