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Definition of: cilium
(sil′ē·əm) noun plural cil·i·a (sil′ē·ə)
1. Biol. A vibratile, microscopic, hairlike process on the surface of a cell, organ, plant, etc.
2. An eyelash. [<L, eyelid]
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