stereo cilia

ster·e·o·cil·i·um

[ster-ee-uh-sil-ee-uhm, steer-]
noun, plural ster·e·o·cil·i·a [-sil-ee-uh] . Anatomy.
any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.

Origin:
< Neo-Latin; see stereo-, cilium

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