kinocilium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “something like kinetic + cilium?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɪliəm
Noun[edit]
kinocilium (plural kinocilia)
- A special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells, located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear and involved in the senses of movement and hearing.