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ciliary movement

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ciliary movement
n.
The rhythmic sweeping movement characteristic of epithelial cell cilia or ciliate protozoans.

ciliary movement,
the upward waving motion of the hairlike processes projecting from the epithelium of the respiratory tract and from certain microorganisms.


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Ciliary movement may take part in sweeping mucus secretions from the mucus cells that serve to capture foreign particles and remove them from the gills (Nuwayhid et al.
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