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cilostasis

cilostasis noun: a condition in which all cilia on an affected surface fail to exhibit ciliary activity.

Noun

cilostasis (uncountable)

  1. A condition in which all cilia on an affected surface fail to exhibit ciliary activity.
    • Nearly all PBL cultures from CF genotypes produced an increased beat frequency (45 of 49) followed by ciliary dyskinesia (36 of 49) or by ciliary dyskinesia and cilostasis (10 of 49).1983, Gregory B. Wilson, “Ciliary Dyskinesia Factors Produced by Leukocytes”, in Lymphokines: A Forum for Immunoregulatory Cell Products, volume 8, →ISBN
    • Topical decongestants such as phenylephrine or oxymetazoline shrink the nasal mucous membrane, improve ostial drainage, and provide symptomatic improvement; however, they cause cilostasis.1987, Jonas T. Johnson, Antibiotic Therapy in Head and Neck Surgery, →ISBN, page 137

Questions about cilostasis

What does cilostasis mean?
Cilostasis means a condition in which all cilia on an affected surface fail to exhibit ciliary activity.
What part of speech is cilostasis?
Cilostasis is a noun.

Words near cilostasis in the dictionary

  1. cilobradine
  2. cilofungin
  3. cilomilast
  4. CILOP
  5. cilostamide
  6. cilostasis
  7. cilostazol
  8. Cilungu
  9. ciluprevir
  10. Cilybebyll
  11. Cilycwm

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