ciliate

ciliate definition - medical

cil·i·ate (sĭlˈē-ĭt, -ātˌ)

noun
Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata.
adjective
Ciliated.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.