cilioskeleton

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noun

Synonym of axoneme.

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axoneme
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Meanings

nouncilioskeleton (plural cilioskeletons)

plural cilioskeletons

  1. Synonym of axoneme.

    They consist of a microtubular-based cilioskeleton, the ciliary axoneme, which is surrounded by a specialized cellular membrane.

    2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics, volume 2, →DOI

    Synonyms: axoneme

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of axoneme.

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axoneme

Origin

From cilio- + skeleton.

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APA

cilioskeleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilioskeleton

MLA

“cilioskeleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilioskeleton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cilioskeleton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cilioskeleton.

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