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filum

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fi·lum  (flm)
n. pl. fi·la (-l)
A threadlike anatomical structure; a filament.
[Latin flum, thread; see gwh- in Indo-European roots.]
filum [ˈfaɪləm]
n pl -la [-lə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any threadlike structure or part
[Latin: thread, cord, fibre]
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Noun1.filumfilum - a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
filament
anatomical 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"


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