flame cell

noun

: a hollow cell that has a tuft of vibratile cilia and is part of some lower invertebrate excretory systems (as of a platyhelminthic worm)

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

flame cell

noun

: a hollow cell that has a tuft of vibratile cilia and is part of the excretory system of various lower invertebrates (as a flatworm)