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A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
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Cilium — Cil i*um, n. [L., eyelid.] See {Cilia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cilium — cilium. См. ресничка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
CILIUM — Africae propriae urbs. Antonin. Item civitas antiqua Apuliae Peucetiae … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
cilium — ► NOUN (pl. cilia) 1) Biology a microscopic hair like vibrating structure, occurring on the surface of certain cells. 2) Anatomy an eyelash. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
cilium — [sil′ē əm] n. sing. of CILIA … English World dictionary
Cilium — Not to be confused with Psyllium. Cilium SEM micrograph of the cilia projecting from respiratory epithelium in the lungs Code TH … Wikipedia
Cilium — Darstellung von Zilien unter dem Elektronenmikroskop. Sichtbar ist die 9x2+2 Struktur. Als Zilie oder Cilium (lat., n.; auch Kinozilie, Flimmerhärchen, Wimper) bezeichnet man 5–10 µm lange und 250 nm dicke Zytoplasmafortsätze von eukaryotischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
cilium — /sil ee euhm/, n. sing. of cilia. [ < L] * * * Short, eyelashlike filament that is numerous on tissue cells of most animals. Capable of beating in unison, cilia perform a variety of functions, including providing the means of locomotion for some… … Universalium
Cilium — Cilia Cil i*a, n. pl. {Cilium}, the sing., is rarely used. [L. cilium eyelid.] 1. (Anat.) The eyelashes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cilium — (= cilia (plural) ) Motile appendage of eukaryotic cells that contains an axoneme, a bundle of microtubules arranged in a characteristic fashion with nine outer doublets and a central pair (‘9+2’ arrangement). Active sliding of doublets relative… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Cilium — A fine hairlike projection from a cell such as those in the respiratory tract. Cilia can help to sweep away fluids and particles. Some single celled organisms use the rhythmical motion of cilia for locomotion. Cilium is Latin. It referred to the… … Medical dictionary
