Definition of Cilium

  • 1. A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms Noun
  • 2. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids Noun

Morphology of "cilium"

  • cilia

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