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stereocilium

[ ster-ee-uh-sil-ee-uhm, steer- ]
/ 藢st蓻r i 蓹藞s瑟l i 蓹m, 藢st瑟蓹r- /
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noun, plural ster路e路o路cil路i路a [ster-ee-uh-sil-ee-uh, steer-]. /藢st蓻r i 蓹藞s瑟l i 蓹, 藢st瑟蓹r-/. Anatomy.
any of the long, flexible microvilli that superficially resemble cilia and occur as a brush border or series of tufts on the surface of various epithelial tissues.
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Origin of stereocilium

From New Latin; see origin at stereo-, cilium

Words nearby stereocilium

stereobate, stereocamera, stereochemistry, stereochrome, stereochromy, stereocilium, stereognosis, stereogram, stereograph, stereographer, stereographic projection
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