Synonyms & related words for cilium

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of cilium. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to cilium

Explore words related to cilium — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ciliary, eyelash, cilia, alloplasm, flagella, flagellum, flagellar, organelle. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does cilium come from?

The word cilium breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cili-, from Latin celare (“to cover, hide, conceal”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.