繊せん毛もう

noun

cilium; cilia

Biological term for the microscopic hair-like structures on cells.

• 繊せん毛もうは細さい胞ぼうの表ひょう面めんにある微び細さいな毛けのような構こう造ぞうです。

  Cilia are tiny hair-like structures on the surface of cells.

• 気き管かんの繊せん毛もうは異い物ぶつを外そとに運はこび出だす働はたらきをする。

  The cilia in the trachea work to carry foreign substances out.

noun

fine hairs

General term for very fine, hair-like structures, not necessarily microscopic. Often used in botanical or zoological contexts.

• この植しょく物ぶつの茎くきには繊せん毛もうが生はえている。

  Fine hairs grow on the stem of this plant.