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cilium n. cilia的单数 cilia的单数 cilium n 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 [ synonym: { eyelash}, { lash}, { cilium}] Cilia \ Cil" i* a\, n. pl. { Cilium}, the sing., is rarely used. [ L. cilium eyelid.] 1. ( Anat.) The eyelashes. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Biol.) 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. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Zool.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora. [ 1913 Webster]
Cilium \ Cil" i* um\, n. [ L., eyelid.] See { Cilia}. [ 1913 Webster]
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