cilium

N พหูพจน์ ของ  Cilia

CILIUM

Cil "i *um, n. Etym: [L., eyelid. ]

cilium

cil i um |ˈsilēəm ˈsɪliəm | ▶noun ( usu. in pl. cilia |ˈsilēə | ) Biology & Anatomy a short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure. Cilia occur in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion. • an eyelash, or a delicate hairlike structure that resembles one. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘eyelash ’): from Latin.

cilium

cilium |ˈsɪlɪəm | ▶noun ( usu. in pl. cilia |-lɪə | ) 1 Biology a short microscopic hair-like vibrating structure found in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion. 2 Anatomy an eyelash. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (in the sense ‘eyelash ’): from Latin.