Definition of ciliary in English:
ciliary
adjective ˈsɪlɪəriˈsɪliˌɛri
1Biology
Relating to or involving cilia.
Example sentencesExamples
- These spines contain epidermal cells and ciliary sensory cells.
- Escudier and coworkers studied the ciliary ultrastructure of 40 patients who had respiratory tract infections.
- Food is entrapped in mucous and transported by ciliary action to the esophagus.
- Purkinje and his pupil, Gustav Valentin, extensively studied ciliary movement.
- Cigarette smoking is known to affect ciliary action in the nasopharynx and respiratory tract.
2Anatomy
Relating to the eyelashes or eyelids.
Example sentencesExamples
- Intense ciliary and conjunctival hyperemia occurs, and diffuse eye swelling may occur, including the eyelids.
- The cylopegic drops will relieve ciliary spasm and dilate the pupil.
- 2.1 Relating to the ciliary body of the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- It clings to the retina, the ciliary epithelium, and the margin of the optic nerve.
Definition of ciliary in US English:
ciliary
adjectiveˈsilēˌerēˈsɪliˌɛri
1Biology
Relating to or involving cilia.
Example sentencesExamples
- These spines contain epidermal cells and ciliary sensory cells.
- Food is entrapped in mucous and transported by ciliary action to the esophagus.
- Cigarette smoking is known to affect ciliary action in the nasopharynx and respiratory tract.
- Escudier and coworkers studied the ciliary ultrastructure of 40 patients who had respiratory tract infections.
- Purkinje and his pupil, Gustav Valentin, extensively studied ciliary movement.
2Anatomy
Relating to the eyelashes or eyelids.
Example sentencesExamples
- Intense ciliary and conjunctival hyperemia occurs, and diffuse eye swelling may occur, including the eyelids.
- The cylopegic drops will relieve ciliary spasm and dilate the pupil.
- 2.1 Relating to the ciliary body of the eye.
Example sentencesExamples
- It clings to the retina, the ciliary epithelium, and the margin of the optic nerve.