filum

Other forms: fila

Definitions of filum
  1. noun
    a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
    synonyms: filament
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    types:
    hair, pilus
    any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
    ingrown hair
    a hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation)
    type of:
    anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
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