Term Name: epithelial cilium movement involved in extracellular fluid movement
Synonyms: cilium movement involved in fluid flow, epithelial cilium beating
Definition: The directed, self-propelled movement of cilia of epithelial cells. Depending on the type of cell, there may be one or many cilia per cell. This movement is usually coordinated between many epithelial cells, and serves to move extracellular fluid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0003351]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cilium movement extracellular transport microtubule-based transport
has subtype: cerebrospinal fluid circulation cilium movement involved in otolith formation epithelial cilium movement involved in determination of left/right asymmetry mucociliary clearance