cilium in Portuguese
cilium in Portuguese is cílio — cilium means a tiny hair-like structure on the surface of a cell that helps it move or sense its surroundings.
cilium in Portuguese
cílio
(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
What does "cilium" mean?
- noun A tiny hair-like structure on the surface of a cell that helps it move or sense its surroundings.
- noun One of the small hairs along the edge of an insect's wing.
- noun One of the hair-like growths along the edge of a body part.
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What is "cilium" in Portuguese?
"cilium" in Portuguese is cílio. cilium means: A tiny hair-like structure on the surface of a cell that helps it move or sense its surroundings.
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