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kinocilium


ki·no·cil·i·um

noun \ˌkī-nō-ˈsil-ē-əm\
plural ki·no·cil·ia \-ē-ə\

Definition of KINOCILIUM

: a motile cilium; especially : one that occurs alone at the end of a sensory hair cell of the inner ear among numerous nonmotile stereocilia