ciliary

ciliary [sil-ee-er-ee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective

1. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
2. pertaining to cilia.

Origin of ciliary First recorded in 1685–95; cili(a) + -ary Related formsin·ter·cil·i·ar·y, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for ciliary Historical Examples of ciliary

It is probable that the secretion from the glandular zone of the ciliary body is increased.

Glaucoma

Various

Whilst the embryos were still in the egg Leuckart could see no ciliary motion.

Parasites

T. Spencer Cobbold

The accommodation is, in fact, brought about by the action of the ciliary muscle.

Heroes of Science: Physicists

William Garnett

Most remarkable of all was the ciliary muscle which held the capacity of contracting the lens for distant vision.

Tales of Fishes

Zane Grey

The ciliary muscle and the ligamentum pectinatum are both derived from the mesoblast between the cornea and the iris.

The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)

Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for ciliary ciliary adjective

1. of or relating to cilia
2. of or relating to the ciliary body

Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 ciliary in Medicine ciliary [sĭl′ē-ĕr′ē] adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling cilia.
2. Of or relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye.

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