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CILIARY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to the human eyelash
Synonyms:
ciliary; ciliate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cilium (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
Derivation:
cilium (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Synonyms:
cilial; ciliary; ciliate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cilium (a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
Derivation:
cilium (a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ciliary body (the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris)
Context examples:
A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the choroid, ciliary body, or iris.
(Malignant Uveal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Levobunolol also decreases ciliary's body production of aqueous humor, leading to a decrease in aqueous humor.
(Levobunolol, NCI Thesaurus)
It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes.
(Lens, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Administered in the eye, cyclopentolate hydrochloride blocks the acetylcholine receptor in the sphincter muscle of the iris and the ciliary muscle, thereby preventing contraction.
(Cyclopentolate Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Pathologic features include degeneration of the ciliary ganglion and postganglionic parasympathetic fibers that innervate the pupillary constrictor muscle.
(Holmes-Adie Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Abnormal growth of the cells of the eye including but not limited to choroid, ciliary body, retina, sclera that is determined to be benign
(Benign Eye Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
The ciliary body includes the ring-shaped muscle that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens when the eye focuses.
(Ciliary body, NCI Dictionary)
Representative examples include leiomyoma and adenoma of the ciliary epithelium.
(Benign Ciliary Body Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body.
(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
(Ciliary body, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
