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cilia, plural;
  1. A short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure. Cilia occur in large numbers on the surface of certain cells, either causing currents in the surrounding fluid, or, in some protozoans and other small organisms, providing propulsion

  2. An eyelash, or a delicate hairlike structure that resembles one

  1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
  2. eyelash: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  3. A cilium (plural cilia) is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are slender protuberances that project from the much larger cell body.
  4. A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors
  5. (Cilia) Microscopic hair-like projections from the surface of a cell capable of beating in a coordinated fashion.
  6. (Cilia) Tiny hairlike projections lining the inside surface of the fallopian tubes. The waving action of these “hairs” sweeps the egg toward the uterus.
  7. (cilia) Fine hairs along the edges of the wing.
  8. (Cilia) hair-like structures that line the airways in the lungs and help to clean out the airways.
  9. (Cilia) Little hairs in the airways of the lungs that help to move mucus out of the lungs.
  10. (Cilia) Plural for cilium, which is a hair-like structure that moves in a waving motion. Cilia are used for motility in some one-celled organisms and for moving particles or fluids in certain cells of more advanced organisms.
  11. (Cilia) In healthy lungs, cilia (tiny hairs that line the lungs) move bacteria, pollutants, and other irritants upwards toward the oral up the airway so they can be expelled (coughed or breathed out). The cilia in people with COPD are damaged and cannot perform this function well enough or at all.
  12. (Cilia) Hair-like structures.
  13. (cilia) microscopic hair-like structures found on certain types of cell.  If the cell is in a fixed position, the movement of the cilium causes fluid around the cell to move.  In the case of a free cell, cilia movement will propel the cell through the liquid it inhabits.
  14. (CILIA) Short hair-like structures on a cell or microorganism, the movement of which aids mobility of the cell and transfer of materials across its surface. (See FLAGELLA) (MP)
  15. (Cilia) (Aqua, Para, Trop, Zoo)
  16. (Cilia) (pl) - tiny hairlike cells that line the airways and  beat constantly toward the pharynx to assist in removal of mucus and dust particles.
  17. (Cilia) A coarse hair-like structure growing on the margin or upper surface of lobes or on apothecia.
  18. (Cilia) Fine hairs that are mostly found on the margin of an organ (usually the labellum or the leaves).
  19. (Cilia) Hair cells that are embedded in the basilar membrane of the ear.
  20. (Cilia) Hair-like projections that create currents by rhythmic waving in unison. See sponges.
  21. (Cilia) Long, slender microscopic hairlike processes extending from cells and capable of rhythmic motion.
  22. (Cilia) Microscopic hair-like structures that line the upper respiratory tract. They trap pathogens which can then be eliminated from the body when the animal coughs.
  23. (Cilia) Microscopic hairlike processes that move in a wavelike manner on the exposed surfaces of certain epithelial cells.
  24. (Cilia) Microtubular, hairlike structures that some single-celled organisms use for locomotion through liquids. They also cover the cells of certain tissues, such as the epithelium lining the lungs, and help those cells sweep away fluids or particles. Cilia are smaller than flagella. ...
  25. (Cilia) Name sometimes given to the long teeth lining the edge of the traps.