ciliated

/ˈsɪlietəd/

Something that’s ciliated is covered in microscopic projections that look like tiny hairs. Ciliated cells use a sweeping motion to remove toxins from your lungs.

Ciliated is pronounced "SIH-lee-ay-ted." This adjective describes something that has tiny hair-like projections called cilia. Ciliated might be a new word to your vocabulary, but your body knows all about it — ciliated cells are found throughout it. Your lungs, for example, are ciliated.

Definitions of ciliated

1. adjective

   having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
   synonyms: ciliate

   rough

   of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped