Associations to the word «Cilium»
Noun
- Embryo
- Swim
- Dot
- Lobe
- Ovum
- Magnate
- Vein
- Base
- Organism
- Neuron
- Lung
- Spindle
- Inner
- Feeder
- Glide
- Feeding
- Dysfunction
- Filament
- Gill
- Cyst
- Gage
- Airway
- Receptor
- Cl
- Kidney
- Jelly
- Tinge
- Inside
- Contraction
- Bacterium
- Girdle
- Syndrome
- Pale
- Corona
- Wing
- Signalling
- Gland
- Abnormality
- Gut
- Clean
- Defect
- Widening
- Abdomen
- Odor
- Wink
- Scale
- Coloured
- Extremity
- Debris
- Hair
- Squeeze
- Tube
- Ovary
- Tip
- Sac
- Antenna
- Jonah
- Protein
- Mouth
Adjective
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.
Wise words
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