[syn: ciliary, ciliate]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: ciliary, ciliate, cilial]
3: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: ciliary,
ciliate]