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cilioplasm

cilioplasm noun: the cytoplasm of cilia that transmits signals in response to stimuli.

Noun

cilioplasm (uncountable)

  1. The cytoplasm of cilia that transmits signals in response to stimuli

Origin of cilioplasm

From cilio- + -plasm.

Questions about cilioplasm

What does cilioplasm mean?
Cilioplasm means the cytoplasm of cilia that transmits signals in response to stimuli.
What part of speech is cilioplasm?
Cilioplasm is a noun.

Words near cilioplasm in the dictionary

  1. ciliopathic
  2. ciliopathies
  3. ciliopathy
  4. ciliophoran
  5. ciliophorans
  6. cilioplasm
  7. cilioplasmic
  8. cilioretinal
  9. cilioskeleton
  10. cilioskeletons
  11. ciliospinal

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