🧬ciliated

adjective
/ˈsɪlieɪtɪd/

Meaning

Having minute hairlike projections (cilia) on the surface of cells or organisms.

Example Sentences

The ciliated cells in the respiratory tract help move mucus out of the lungs.

Synonyms

hairy, bristly, fringed, filamentous

Antonyms

smooth, bare

Collocations

ciliated cells, ciliated epithelium, ciliated organisms, ciliated structure

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