ciliary

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle, etc.

Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cilial ciliated ciliate corpus body hair membrane culinary riparian atrial organelle uvea cell organelle cell organ tissue layer

Phrases with the word

ciliary apparatus ciliary twitch ciliary spasm ciliary zonules anterior ciliary artery

Examples

A ciliary body was then discovered and the sclera, retina, choroid, and cornea were seen to meet at the same point. Source: Internet

Ciliary rootlet The ciliary rootlet is a cytoskeleton-like structure that originates from the basal body at the proximal end of a cilium. Source: Internet

Ciliary muscles around the lens allow the eye's focus to be adjusted. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cilia cilial ciliaphore ciliary apparatus ciliary artery ciliary body