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ciliopathy

ciliopathy noun: any of a range of genetic disorders involving defects in the cilia or flagella of cells.

Noun

ciliopathy (plural ciliopathies)

  1. Any of a range of genetic disorders involving defects in the cilia or flagella of cells

Forms of ciliopathy

pluralciliopathies

Origin of ciliopathy

From cilio- + -pathy.

Words formed from ciliopathy

Questions about ciliopathy

What does ciliopathy mean?
Ciliopathy means any of a range of genetic disorders involving defects in the cilia or flagella of cells.
What part of speech is ciliopathy?
Ciliopathy is a noun.
What is the plural of ciliopathy?
The plural of ciliopathy is ciliopathies.

Words near ciliopathy in the dictionary

  1. ciliolum
  2. ciliome
  3. ciliomes
  4. ciliopathic
  5. ciliopathies
  6. ciliopathy
  7. ciliophoran
  8. ciliophorans
  9. cilioplasm
  10. cilioplasmic
  11. cilioretinal

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