Associations to the word «Cilium»
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Wiktionary
CILIUM, noun. (cytology) A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
Dictionary definition
CILIUM, noun. A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms.
CILIUM, noun. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.
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