Axoneme Definition
ăksə-nēm
noun
The bundle of fibrils that constitutes the central core of a cilium or flagellum.
American Heritage
The axial thread of a chromosome.
American Heritage
A bundle of microtubules and associated proteins that makes up the core of a cilium or flagellum, consisting of nine pairs of microtubules arranged around two single microtubules.
American Heritage Medicine
(biology) 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.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Axoneme
Noun
Singular:
axoneme
Plural:
axonemesOrigin of Axoneme
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Greek axōn axis Greek nēma thread (s)nē- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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