'Cilia' definitions:
Definition of 'Cilia'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'cilia'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aster,
- basal body,
- cell membrane,
- central apparatus,
- central body,
- centriole,
- centroplasm,
- centrosome,
- centrosphere,
- chloroplast,
- chromoplast,
- cytocentrum,
- flagella,
- Golgi apparatus,
- kinoplasm,
- microbody,
- microcentrum,
- mitochondrion,
- pili,
- plasmodesmata,
- plastid,
- plastosome,
- ribosome,
- spherosome,
- spindle fibers,
- vacuole