Deciliation

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of cilia

    "These results indicate that the perturbation of intercellular junctions and the deciliation of tubular cells generated by FSS are independent from F-actin rearrangement."

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"These results indicate that the perturbation of intercellular junctions and the deciliation of tubular cells generated by FSS are independent from F-actin rearrangement."

Etymology

From de- + ciliation.

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