axoneme

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Definition of axoneme

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A bundle of nine microtubules forming the internal scaffolding of a cilium, with two extra central microtubules connecting the others if the cilium is motile

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + νῆμα (nêma, “thread”).

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