A specialized kidney epithelial cell, contained within a glomerulus, that contains "feet" that interdigitate with the "feet" of other podocytes. [ GOC:tfm https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.10.463829 ]
Synonyms: kidney podocyte renal podocyte glomerular visceral epithelial cell glomerular podocyte
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- epithelial cell of glomerular capsule
- renal filtration cell
- epithelial cell
- part of some glomerular visceral epithelium