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Definitions for Cilium

[1] singular of cilia.
[2] Biology . minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
[3] Anatomy . the eyelashes.
[4] any of the short thread-like projections on the surface of a cell, organism, etc, whose rhythmic beating causes movement of the organism or of the surrounding fluid
[5] the technical name for eyelash
[6] the plural of cilium

Words related to Cilium

wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, mane, shock, lock, tress, down, cut, tuft, bristle, filament, beard, mop

Words nearby Cilium

cilioretinal, cilioscleral, ciliospinal, ciliospinal center, ciliospinal reflex, cilium, cill, cilla, cillosis, ciluba, cim

Origin of Cilium

a1705–15; New Latin, plural of cilium eyelash, Latin: upper eyelid, perhaps a back formation from supercilium eyebrow; see supercilium

Word origin for Cilium

C18: New Latin, from Latin: (lower) eyelid, eyelash

Synonyms for Cilium

eyebrow, fiber, fur, grass, haircut, hairstyle, mane, sideburn, strand, wig, wool, beard, bristle, coiffure, cowlick, cut, down, eyelash, feeler, filament, fluff, fringe, lock, mop, moustache, quill, ruff, shock, thatch, tress, tuft, vibrissa, villus, whiskers, frizzies, split ends