ciliary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪl.i.ə.ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪl.iˌɛɹ.i/ (General-American)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom Proto-Italic *keljom Latin ciliumbor. English cilium Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English ciliary From cilium + -ary.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, relational) Of, pertaining to or involving cilia.
In vitro and animal studies are exploring the effect of M. genitalium infection on the fallopian tube mucosa. Microscopic evidence of ciliary damage was demonstrated in human fallopian tube explants infected with M. genitalium, albeit the damage was more moderate than that seen with C. trachomatis or N. gonorrhoeae infection (Figure 2).
2017 July 15, Harold C Wiesenfeld, Lisa E Manhart, “Mycoplasma genitalium in Women: Current Knowledge and Research Priorities for This Recently Emerged Pathogen”, in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, volume 216, number suppl_2, →DOI, pages S389–S395:ciliary movement
- (not-comparable, relational) Of or pertaining to the eyelashes.
- (not-comparable, relational) Of or pertaining to the eyelid.
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(not-comparable, relational) Of or pertaining to the ciliary body.
ciliary muscles
Deriveds
ciliary process · anteciliary · ciliary body · postciliary · mucociliary · intraciliary · multiciliary · supraciliary · retinociliary · ciliary ganglion · circumciliary · ciliary nerve · ciliary artery · iridociliary · nonciliary · periciliary · superciliary · extraciliary · ciliary muscle · nasociliary · ciliary zonule · preciliary · interciliary · ciliary processes
Translations (7)
es ciliar (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · ga fabhraíoch (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · cmn 睫狀 /睫状 (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · ca ciliar (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · pl rzęsowy (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · io ciliara (of or pertaining to the eyelashes) · cs ciliární (of or pertaining to the eyelashes)