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Meaning of CILIARY

Pronunciation:  'silee`eree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of or relating to the human eyelash
  2. [adj]  of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
  3. [adj]  relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
 
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 Synonyms: cilial, ciliate
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cil"ia*ry\, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]
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.
2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in
   animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
 
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