extraciliary

English

Etymology

From extra- +‎ ciliary.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪliəɹi
  • Rhymes: -ɪliɛəɹi

Adjective

extraciliary (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Outside of a cilium.
    • 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:
      Additionally, cilia-related proteins have also been found in extraciliary organelles.
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