Main Entry: ste·reo·cil·i·um

Pronunciation: \-ˈsil-ē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural ste·reo·cil·ia \-ē-ə\

: a specialized microvillus that superficially resembles a cilium and projects from the surface of certain cells (as the auditory hair cells and the superficial epithelial cells of the epididymis)—see kinocilium