focal adhesion
small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments
en-US/ˈfoʊkəl æˈdhiʒən/
en-GB/ˈfəʊkəl ədˈhiːʒn/
small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments