cilioskeleton

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cilio- +‎ skeleton

Noun[edit]

cilioskeleton (plural cilioskeletons)

  1. Synonym of axoneme
    • 2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics[1], volume 2, →DOI:
      They consist of a microtubular-based cilioskeleton, the ciliary axoneme, which is surrounded by a specialized cellular membrane.