Definition of cilium Cilium
cil•i•um
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What does cilium mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: ciliums |
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| cilium - a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms | ||
| cell organ, cell organelle, organelle a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" | ||
| cilium - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids | ||
| eyelash, lash | ||
| hair a filamentous projection or process on an organism | ||
| eyelid, palpebra, lid either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cilium (Noun)
A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell such as unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism. These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cilium (n.)
See Cilia.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cilium
Motile, hairlike projection from the apical surface of certain epithelial cells.
Part of speech
🔤- cilium, noun, singular of cilia.
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