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pilus

DEFINITIONS OF: pilus

1

n any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

Synonyms:
hair
Types:
ingrown hair
a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
Type of:
filament, filum
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

n hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

Type of:
hair
a filamentous projection or process on an organism
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