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| cil·i·um [ síllee əm ] (plural cil·i·a [ síllee ə ]) |
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1. microscopic projection on cell: a tiny projecting thread, found with many others on a cell or microscopic organism, that beats rhythmically to aid the movement of a fluid past the cell or movement of the organism through liquid
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2. medicine
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Same as eyelash
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| [Early 18th century. < Latin, "eyelash"] |
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