Ciliary Synonyms

sĭlē-ĕrē
Of or relating to the human eyelash
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ciliate
  2. cilial

Words Related to Ciliary

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Ciliary Sentence Examples

  • The cirri or tentacles, of which three or four pairs are present, are capable of being protruded, and the minute larva swims by means of the ciliary action they produce.

  • In a few genera the place of the chitinoid coat is taken by a ciliary investment and in most families the structure of the layers is characteristic.

  • During this time the illusion of a wheel or wheels produced by the ciliary action of the disk had puzzled all observers.

  • Besides the sphincter pupillae, the fibres of the ciliary muscle are stimulated.

  • Its stimulant action on the iris and ciliary muscle is employed when they are weak or paralysed.

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