axoneme
[ ak-suh-neem ]
/ ˈæk səˌnim /
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noun Cell Biology.
the shaft within a flagellum or cilium, containing twenty microtubules arranged as nine doublets and two singlets.
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Origin of axoneme
Words nearby axoneme
axolemma, axolotl, axolysis, axometer, axon, axoneme, axon hillock, axonography, axonometer, axonometric, axonometric projection
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Medical definitions for axoneme
axoneme
[ ăk′sə-nēm′ ]
n.
The axial thread of a chromosome.
axial filament
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