cilium

  • 1Cilium — Cil i*um, n. [L., eyelid.] See {Cilia}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2cilium — 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.

  • 3CILIUM — Africae propriae urbs. Antonin. Item civitas antiqua Apuliae Peucetiae …

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  • 4cilium — ► NOUN (pl. cilia) 1) Biology a microscopic hair like vibrating structure, occurring on the surface of certain cells. 2) Anatomy an eyelash. ORIGIN Latin …

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  • 5cilium — [sil′ē əm] n. sing. of CILIA …

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  • 6Cilium — Not to be confused with Psyllium. Cilium SEM micrograph of the cilia projecting from respiratory epithelium in the lungs Code TH …

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  • 7Cilium — 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… …

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  • 8cilium — /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&#8230; …

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  • 9Cilium — 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 …

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  • 10cilium — (= cilia (plural) ) Motile appendage of eukaryotic cells that contains an axoneme, a bundle of microtubules arranged in a characteristic fashion with nine outer doublets and a central pair (‘9+2’ arrangement). Active sliding of doublets relative&#8230; …

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