Definitions for cilium

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cilium cil·i·um

Spelling: [sil-ee-uh m]

IPA: /ˈsɪl i əm/

Cilium is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 47 anagrams from letters in cilium (ciilmu).

Definitions for cilium

noun

1. singular of cilia.

plural noun

1. 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.
2. Anatomy. the eyelashes.

Origin of cilium

From Latin

Examples for cilium

Each consists of a very slender curved filament, with a still finer filament, or cilium, arising from it on each side.