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ax·o·neme  audio  (ks-nm) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. The bundle of fibrils that constitutes the central core of a cilium or flagellum.
  2. The axial thread of a chromosome.
ETYMOLOGY:
Greek axn, axis + Greek nma, thread; see (s)n- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
axo·nemal(Adjective)


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