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cilioskeleton

cilioskeleton noun: synonym of axoneme.

Noun

cilioskeleton (plural cilioskeletons)

  1. Synonym of axoneme.
    • They consist of a microtubular-based cilioskeleton, the ciliary axoneme, which is surrounded by a specialized cellular membrane.2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics, volume 2, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    axoneme

Synonyms of cilioskeleton

Forms of cilioskeleton

pluralcilioskeletons

Origin of cilioskeleton

From cilio- + skeleton.

Questions about cilioskeleton

What does cilioskeleton mean?
Cilioskeleton means synonym of axoneme.
What part of speech is cilioskeleton?
Cilioskeleton is a noun.
What is the plural of cilioskeleton?
The plural of cilioskeleton is cilioskeletons.

Words near cilioskeleton in the dictionary

  1. ciliophoran
  2. ciliophorans
  3. cilioplasm
  4. cilioplasmic
  5. cilioretinal
  6. cilioskeleton
  7. cilioskeletons
  8. ciliospinal
  9. ciliostasis
  10. ciliostatic
  11. ciliostimulatory

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