primary cilium

noun

non-motile single cilium

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Meanings

nounprimary cilium (plural primary cilia)

plural primary cilia

  1. biologynon-motile single cilium
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APA

primary cilium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20cilium

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“primary cilium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primary%20cilium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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