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kinocilium

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Main Entry: ki·no·cil·i·um
Pronunciation: "kI-nO-'sil-E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ki·no·cil·ia /-E-&/
: a motile cilium; especially : one that occurs alone at the end of a sensory hair cell of the inner earamong numerous nonmotile stereocilia
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kinocilium ki·no·cil·i·um (kī'nō-sĭl'ē-əm)
n.
A cilium, usually motile, having nine peripheral double microtubules and two single central ones.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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