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axoneme

axoneme noun: a bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile.

Noun

axoneme (plural axonemes)

  1. A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile

Forms of axoneme

pluralaxonemes

Origin of axoneme

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

Words formed from axoneme

Questions about axoneme

What does axoneme mean?
Axoneme means a bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile.
What part of speech is axoneme?
Axoneme is a noun.
What is the plural of axoneme?
The plural of axoneme is axonemes.

Words near axoneme in the dictionary

  1. axon hillocks
  2. axonal
  3. axonally
  4. axone
  5. axonemal
  6. axoneme
  7. axonemes
  8. axones
  9. Axonia
  10. axonic
  11. axonies

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