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stereocilium

stereocilium noun: any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction.

Noun

stereocilium (plural stereocilia)

  1. Any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction

Forms of stereocilium

pluralstereocilia

Origin of stereocilium

From stereo- + cilium.

Words formed from stereocilium

Questions about stereocilium

What does stereocilium mean?
Stereocilium means any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction.
What part of speech is stereocilium?
Stereocilium is a noun.
What is the plural of stereocilium?
The plural of stereocilium is stereocilia.

Words near stereocilium in the dictionary

  1. stereocilia
  2. stereocilial
  3. stereociliar
  4. stereociliary
  5. stereocilin
  6. stereocilium
  7. stereocinematography
  8. stereocomparagraph
  9. stereocomparagraphs
  10. stereocomparator
  11. stereocomparators

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