ciliary
Americanadjective
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Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
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pertaining to cilia.
adjective
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of or relating to cilia
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of or relating to the ciliary body
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Because of this widespread role, problems with ciliary function can affect several organs at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
This region, known as the "ciliary marginal zone," is believed to support continuous eye growth, a pattern now also observed in the bristleworm retina.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2025
In which part of the human body would you find the ciliary muscle?
From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2023
And scientists suspect that some forms of retinal degeneration, which can cause blindness, stem from malfunctioning ciliary genes, too, because “the photoreceptors of the eye are in fact just modified cilia,” Satir says.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 10, 2014
The middle or vascular coat of the eye consists of the choroid, the ciliary processes and the iris.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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