cilia – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
cilium
n.
singular form of cilia (tiny hairlike parts)
Cilium
A
cilium (Latin for
eyelash; the plural is
cilia) is an
organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are thick protuberances that project from the much larger
cell body.
cilium
Noun
1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
(hypernym) organelle, cell organ
2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
(synonym) eyelash, lash
(hypernym) hair
(part-holonym) eyelid, lid, palpebra
Cilia
(n. pl.)
The eyelashes.
(n. pl.)
Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
(n. pl.)
Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
(n. pl.)
Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
immotile cilia syndrome
****** HELP ******In the immotile cilia syndrome there is congenital defect in the cilia. There is an
absence of dynein arms in the cilia.The disease is characterized by
recurrent chest infections and evevtually with the development of
bronchiectasis.
