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Cilium

British pronunciation/sˈɪli‍əm/
American pronunciation/sˈɪliəm/
Cilium
[NOUN]
1

any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

synonyms : eyelash
lash
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cilium definition and meaning
2

a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms

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Examples
1At the end of their body, they have a hair-like cilium.
2So I've got some cilium husk.
3Now, the primary cilium is an appendage that sticks out from most cells in the body and receives developmentally important signals.
4PKD1 and PKD2 code for the polycystin 1 and polycystin 2 proteins, respectively, which are components of the primary cilium.
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