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Cilium

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 edge of the eyelid and, much later, to the eyelashes. In the same sense, cilia came to refer to the fine hairlike projections from cells.
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1. [NA] SYN: eyelash. 2. A motile extension of a cell surface, e.g., of certain epithelial cells, containing nine longitudinal double microtubules arranged in a peripheral ring, together with a central pair. [L. an eyelid]

cilium — cilium, i n веко (преим. нижнее) … Латинско-русский словарь
cilium — cilium, i n ресница … Латинско-русский словарь
Cilium — Cil i*um, n. [L., eyelid.] See {Cilia}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cilium — 1> редк. sing. от cilia … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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 — cilium, ī, n. (aus *celiom, das Verhüllende, zu celare), das Augenlid, Plin. 11, 227: Plur. Apul. met. 10, 17. – bes. das untere Augenlid (Ggstz. supercilium), Plin. 11, 157 … Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch
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