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deciliation

deciliation noun: the removal of cilia.

Noun

deciliation (plural deciliations)

  1. The removal of cilia
    • These results indicate that the perturbation of intercellular junctions and the deciliation of tubular cells generated by FSS are independent from F-actin rearrangement.2015 July 6, “Shear Stress-Induced Alteration of Epithelial Organization in Human Renal Tubular Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of deciliation

pluraldeciliations

Origin of deciliation

From de- + ciliation.

Questions about deciliation

What does deciliation mean?
Deciliation means the removal of cilia.
What part of speech is deciliation?
Deciliation is a noun.
What is the plural of deciliation?
The plural of deciliation is deciliations.

Words near deciliation in the dictionary

  1. decilers
  2. deciles
  3. deciliate
  4. deciliated
  5. deciliating
  6. deciliation
  7. deciliations
  8. deciliter
  9. deciliters
  10. decilitre
  11. decilitres

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