filum

fi·lum

F0123500 (fī′ləm)n. pl. fi·la (-lə) A threadlike anatomical structure; a filament.

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[Latin fīlum, thread; see g^whī- in Indo-European roots.]

filum

(ˈfaɪləm) n, pl -la (-lə) (Anatomy) anatomy any threadlike structure or part[Latin: thread, cord, fibre]

fi•lum

(ˈfaɪ ləm)

n., pl. -la (-lə). a threadlike structure; filament. [1855–60; < Latin: a thread, filament, fiber]

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filum - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)filamentanatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"pilus, hair - any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"