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Ciliary

//ˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi// adj

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

Etymology

From cilium + -ary.

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