Ciliary

//ˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to or involving cilia. not-comparable, relational

    "ciliary movement"

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the eyelashes. not-comparable, relational
  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to the eyelid. not-comparable, relational
  4. 4
    Of or pertaining to the ciliary body. not-comparable, relational

    "ciliary muscles"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the human eyelash wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell wordnet
  3. 3
    relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
cilialciliate

Example

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"In vitro and animal studies are exploring the effect of M. genitalium infection on the fallopian tube mucosa. Microscopic evidence of ciliary damage was demonstrated in human fallopian tube explants infected with M. genitalium, albeit the damage was more moderate than that seen with C. trachomatis or N. gonorrhoeae infection (Figure 2)."

Etymology

From cilium + -ary.

Related phrases

ciliary arteryciliary bodyciliary ganglionciliary muscleciliary nerveciliary processciliary processesciliary zonule

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