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cilium in Swedish

cilium in Swedish is cilie — cilium means a tiny hair-like structure on the surface of a cell that helps it move or sense its surroundings.

cilium in Swedish

cilie
noun
(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?

  1. noun A tiny hair-like structure on the surface of a cell that helps it move or sense its surroundings.
  2. noun One of the small hairs along the edge of an insect's wing.
  3. noun One of the hair-like growths along the edge of a body part.
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What is "cilium" in Swedish?
"cilium" in Swedish is cilie. 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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