cilium

Noun

Meaning

See Cilia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lash eyelash hank quill barb grass strand gossamer hair fiber fur thread wool filament mane
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

help preserve praise compliment baldness stay put
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

hair organelle cell organelle cell organ

Phrases with the word

Spodoptera cilium

Derivatives

cilia

Examples

Ciliary rootlet The ciliary rootlet is a cytoskeleton-like structure that originates from the basal body at the proximal end of a cilium. Source: Internet

In eukaryotic unicellular cells, amoeboid movement and cilium or the eukaryotic flagellum are the main effectors (e. Source: Internet

The axoneme of primary cilia typically has a ring of nine outer microtubule doublets (called a 9+0 axoneme), and the axoneme of a motile cilium has two central microtubule singlets in addition to the nine outer doublets (called a 9+2 axoneme). Source: Internet

In comparison to motile cilia, non-motile (or primary) cilia usually occur one per cell; nearly all mammalian cells have a single non-motile primary cilium. Source: Internet

Although the primary cilium was discovered in 1898, it was largely ignored for a century. Source: Internet

Only recently has great progress been made in understanding the function of the primary cilium. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ciliotoxin ciliotropism cilistol cill Cilla Cilley