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Ciliary
Ciliary Cil"ia*ry, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]
1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also
applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the
ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle,
etc.
2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in
animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.
Meaning of Ciliary from wikipedia
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functions Ciliary body - the cir****ferential
tissue inside the eye
Ciliary muscle - eye
muscle used for
focusing Ciliary nerves (disambiguation)
Ciliary processes...
- The
ciliary body is a part of the eye that
includes the
ciliary muscle,
which controls the
shape of the lens, and the
ciliary epithelium,
which produces...
- the
ciliary gate, that
controls the
entry and exit of
proteins to and from the cilium. At the
transition zone, Y-shaped
structures connect the
ciliary membrane...
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare,
autosomal recessive genetic ciliopathy, that
causes defects in the
action of
cilia lining the
upper and lower...
- The
ciliary muscle is an
intrinsic muscle of the eye
formed as a ring of
smooth muscle in the eye's
middle layer, the uvea (vascular layer). It controls...
- The
ciliary ganglion is a
parasympathetic ganglion located just
behind the eye in the
posterior orbit. It is 1–2 mm in
diameter and in
humans contains...
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known as the root, is
attached to the
sclera and the
anterior ciliary body. The iris and
ciliary body
together are
known as the
anterior uvea. Just in front...
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Ciliary body
melanoma is a type of
cancer arising from the
coloured part (uvea) of the eye.
About 12% of
uveal melanoma arise from the
ciliary body. It...
- The
short ciliary nerves are
nerves of the
orbit around the eye. They are
branches of the
ciliary ganglion. They
supply parasympathetic and sympathetic...
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traditionally classified as
either ciliary or rhabdomeric.
Ciliary opsins,
found in
vertebrates and cnidarians,
attach to
ciliary structures such as rods and...
