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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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  1. a. 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. a. Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
  3. adj. relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
  4. adj. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
  5. adj. of or relating to the human eyelash
  6. 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.
  7. Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also applied to specialparts of the eye itself; as, the ciliary processes of the choroidcoat; the ciliary muscle, etc.
  8. j:100 a. relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye a. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell a. of or relating to the human eyelash