Definitions from Wiktionary (cilium)
▸ noun: (cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
▸ noun: (entomology) One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
▸ noun: (botany) Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
▸ noun: (anatomy) An eyelash.
▸ Also see cilium
respiratory cilia,
ectopic cilia,
immotile cilia syndrome,
conjunctival cilia,
eyelid cilia,
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▸ noun: (cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
▸ noun: (entomology) One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
▸ noun: (botany) Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
▸ noun: (anatomy) An eyelash.
▸ Also see cilium
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