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Cilium vs Milium - What's the difference?

cilium | milium |

As nouns the difference between cilium and milium

is that cilium is (cytology) a hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) these structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors while milium is (dermatology) a keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

cilium

English

Noun

(cilia)
  • (cytology) A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.

    • See also

    * flagellum ----

    milium

    English

    Noun

    (milia)
  • (dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.

    • Synonyms

    * milk spot * oil seed

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