Ciliary — Cil ia*ry, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ciliary — [sil′ē er΄ē] adj. 1. of, like, or having cilia 2. relating to the eyelashes 3. relating to certain fine structures of the eyeball … English World dictionary
ciliary — 1. Relating to any cilia or hairlike processes, specifically, the eyelashes. 2. Relating to certain of the structures of the eyeball. [Mod. L. ciliaris, relating to or resembling an eyelid, or eyelash, fr. L. cilium, eyelid] * * * cil·i·ary sil ē … Medical dictionary
ciliary — adjective 1. relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye • Pertains to noun: ↑ciliary body 2. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell • Syn: ↑ciliate, ↑cilial • Pertains to noun: ↑cilium … Useful english dictionary
ciliary — adjective a) Of or pertaining to a cilium ciliary muscles b) Of or pertaining to eyelashes … Wiktionary
Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Ciliary neurotrophic factor — PDB rendering based on 1cnt … Wikipedia
Ciliary body — Schematic diagram of the human eye Latin corpus ciliare Gray s … Wikipedia
Ciliary processes — Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. (Ciliary process visible at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor — Identifiers Symbol CNTFR Entrez 1271 HUGO … Wikipedia
