podocyte
/ˈpɒdə(ʊ)sʌɪt/Anatomy and Zoology
noun
An epithelial cell in the kidney with many branching tentacle-shaped processes that interlock with those of other such cells, enveloping the capillaries of the glomerular capsule and forming the outermost layer of the barrier through which substances are filtered out of the blood.
Origin
1950s. From podo- + -cyte.
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