ciliares
Ciliares is a term commonly used in biology to describe anything pertaining to cilia, the hair-like organelles that project from the surface of many cells. Cilia can be motile, generating movement of the cell or the surrounding fluid, or non-motile, serving as sensory antennae that detect molecular and mechanical cues.
In animals, motile cilia line the respiratory tract and portions of the female reproductive tract, where coordinated
Among unicellular eukaryotes, ciliates form a group of protists named for their many cilia covering the cell
Clinically, cilia dysfunction underlies ciliopathies, a spectrum of disorders that can affect the respiratory system, kidneys,
Origin and related terms: the term derives from cilium, the Latin for "eyelash." Related terms include ciliary,