Noun(1) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms(2) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids(3) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell(4) provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms(5) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [also: cilia (pl)]
Noun(1) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms(2) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids(3) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell(4) provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms(5) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids [also: cilia (pl)]
(1) Each hair-like cilium is associated with a set of tubules and structural protein molecules that make up a kinetosome.(2) As the cilia whip around clockwise, they circulate the fluids.(3) Some single-celled organisms called protists do in fact use cilia on their cell surface to swim through water.(4) Our respiratory systems are lined with millions of tiny cilia that clean all kinds of irritants - germs, dust, mucus - out of our bodies.(5) The cilia create a current by beating in a coordinated manner.(6) Normally the eyelashes (or cilia ) grow from follicles in the eyelid.(7) Ectopic cilia are particularly irritating and likely to cause corneal ulcers.
