Definitions for ciliary

ciliary cil·i·ar·y

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IPA: /ˈsɪl iˌɛr i/

Ciliary is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 110 anagrams from letters in ciliary (aciilry).

Definitions for ciliary

adjective

  1. Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
  2. pertaining to cilia.

Origin of ciliary

First recorded in 1685-95; cili(a) + -ary

Examples for ciliary

Most remarkable of all was the ciliary muscle which held the capacity of contracting the lens for distant vision.

Near the ciliary end of the vitreous humour they anastomose with the vessels of the membrana capsulo-pupillaris.

The absence of ulceration and the very slight degree of accompanying sclerotic or ciliary congestion are also valuable features.

The ciliary muscle and the ligamentum pectinatum are both derived from the mesoblast between the cornea and the iris.

Can there have been a momentary unnoticed spasm of the ciliary muscle, with the result of extending the range of vision?

Whilst the embryos were still in the egg Leuckart could see no ciliary motion.

It is probable that the secretion from the glandular zone of the ciliary body is increased.

The ciliary movements of these fimbriæ were regarded as the efforts of her “familiar” at a process of eating.

Between the two the ciliary vessels and nerves pass forward.

The accommodation is, in fact, brought about by the action of the ciliary muscle.

Word Value for ciliary
Scrable

12

Words with friends

13

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