From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ciliary \Cil"ia*ry\, adjective [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. ||
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
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: {ciliate}, {cilial}]
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