PILUS

pilus

(noun) hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

hair, pilus

(noun) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; “there is a hair in my soup”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

pilus (plural pili)

A hair.

(microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.

(protein) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions

• (hairlike appendage): fimbria

• Pulis, pulis, pusil

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25 March 2025

(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”

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