Ciliary

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ciliary \Cil"ia*ry\, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]
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     1. (Anat.) 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.


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     2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in
        animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ciliary
       adj 1: relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of
              the eye
       2: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a
          cell [syn: {ciliate}, {cilial}]
       3: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: {ciliate}]