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Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002923
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Preferred Name

Cilia

Definitions
Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Synonyms
Primary Cilium
Cilium, Motile
Cilia, Motile
Cilium, Nodal
Motile Cilia
Cilia, Primary
Primary Cilia
Cilium, Primary
Cilia, Nodal
Nodal Cilia
Cilium
Motile Cilium
Nodal Cilium
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