英语词汇“cilium”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cilium

/ˈsɪlɪəm

noun (usually in plural cilia /ˈsɪlɪə/)

1 Biology A short microscopic hair-like vibrating structure found 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.Some single-celled organisms called protists do in fact use cilia on their cell surface to swim through water....

Our respiratory systems are lined with millions of tiny cilia that clean all kinds of irritants - germs, dust, mucus - out of our bodies.
As the cilia whip around clockwise, they circulate the fluids.

2 Anatomy An eyelash.Ectopic cilia are particularly irritating and likely to cause corneal ulcers....

Normally the eyelashes (or cilia) grow from follicles in the eyelid.

Origin

Early 18th century (in the sense 'eyelash'): from Latin.

单词	cilium
释义	cilium /ˈsɪlɪəm / noun (usually in plural cilia /ˈsɪlɪə/) 1 Biology A short microscopic hair-like vibrating structure found 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.Some single-celled organisms called protists do in fact use cilia on their cell surface to swim through water.... Our respiratory systems are lined with millions of tiny cilia that clean all kinds of irritants - germs, dust, mucus - out of our bodies. As the cilia whip around clockwise, they circulate the fluids. 2 Anatomy An eyelash.Ectopic cilia are particularly irritating and likely to cause corneal ulcers.... Normally the eyelashes (or cilia) grow from follicles in the eyelid. Origin Early 18th century (in the sense 'eyelash'): from Latin. Rhymes beryllium, psyllium, trillium
随便看	self-contradiction self-contradictory self-control self-controlled self-correct self-correcting self-correction self-created self-creating self-creation self-critical self-criticism self-deceit self-deceiver self-deceiving self-deception self-deceptive self-defeating self-defence self-defensive self-definition self-delight self-delusion self-denial self-denying

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