Skip navigation.

cilium - What does it mean?

Definition of 'cilium'

English

Noun

(cilia)
  • (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.

    • See also

    * flagellum ----

    Similar to 'cilium'

    claim, coelom, collum, chillum, celom, claym, cloam, cloom