Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ciliostasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cil-iosta-sis
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loss of movement of the cilia

Uncountable

Etymology

From cilio- + stasis.

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What does ciliostasis mean?
The loss of movement of the cilia
Where does ciliostasis come from?
From cilio- + stasis.

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