Medical Dictionary
stereocilium
noun ste·reo·cil·i·um \-ˈsil-ē-əm\
plural ste·reo·cil·ia \-ē-ə\
Medical Definition of STEREOCILIUM
: a specialized microvillus that superficially resembles a cilium and projects from the surface of certain cells (as the auditory hair cells and the superficial epithelial cells of the epididymis)—see kinocilium
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