deciliation

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noun

The removal of cilia

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noundeciliation (plural deciliations)

plural deciliations

  1. The removal of cilia

    These results indicate that the perturbation of intercellular junctions and the deciliation of tubular cells generated by FSS are independent from F-actin rearrangement.

    2015 July 6, “Shear Stress-Induced Alteration of Epithelial Organization in Human Renal Tubular Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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