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Ilium vs Cilium - What's the difference?

ilium | cilium |

As a proper noun ilium

is another name of troy.

As a noun 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.

ilium

English

(wikipedia ilium)

Alternative forms

* ilion

Noun

(ilia)
  • (anatomy, obsolete) The ileum.
  • (anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.

    • Coordinate terms

    * ischium * pubis

    Derived terms

    * iliac

    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 ----