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单词 ciliary
释义

ciliary

adjective

cil·​i·​ary ˈsi-lē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce ciliary (audio)
1
: of, relating to, or being the annular suspension of the lens of the eye
2
: of or relating to cilia

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Their centimeter-wide chip is carpeted with about a thousand tiny platinum-titanium strips, divided into 16 ciliary units of 64 cilia each. Saugat Bolakhe, Scientific American, 11 July 2022 Programs to help treat cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia are in preclinical stages, using a non-viral lipid nanoparticle to deliver a payload to a specific organ. Ann Gehan, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2021 One indefatigable individual subjected to 13 bead blasts responded persistently with ciliary alternation or contraction, never bending or detachment. Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 22 May 2021 As Rosen zoomed in, however, an animal flowed across my field of vision, rapidly propelled by its scintillating ciliary fringe. Emily Underwood, The Atlantic, 8 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

ciliary

adjective

cil·​i·​ary ˈsil-ē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce ciliary (audio)
1
: of or relating to cilia
ciliary movement
2
: of, relating to, or being the annular suspension of the lens of the eye
a ciliary arteriole
ciliary spasm
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