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ciliostasis

ciliostasis noun: the loss of movement of the cilia.

Noun

ciliostasis (uncountable)

  1. The loss of movement of the cilia

Origin of ciliostasis

From cilio- + stasis.

Questions about ciliostasis

What does ciliostasis mean?
Ciliostasis means the loss of movement of the cilia.
What part of speech is ciliostasis?
Ciliostasis is a noun.

Words near ciliostasis in the dictionary

  1. cilioplasmic
  2. cilioretinal
  3. cilioskeleton
  4. cilioskeletons
  5. ciliospinal
  6. ciliostasis
  7. ciliostatic
  8. ciliostimulatory
  9. ciliotoxic
  10. ciliotoxicity
  11. ciliotoxin

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