Meanings
- not comparablerelationalbiologyOf, pertaining to or involving cilia.
ciliary movement
1 more example
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 - not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to the eyelashes.
- not comparablerelationalanatomyOf or pertaining to the eyelid.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the human eyelash
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱelyom
- Proto-Italic*keljom
- Latincilium
- Englishcilium
- Englishciliary
Translations
Catalan ciliar
- ciliarof or pertaining to the eyelashes
Chinese Mandarin 睫狀 /睫状
- 睫狀 /睫状 (jiézhuàng)of or pertaining to the eyelashes
Czech ciliární
- ciliárníof or pertaining to the eyelashes
Irish fabhraíoch
- fabhraíochof or pertaining to the eyelashes
Polish rzęsowy
- rzęsowyof or pertaining to the eyelashes
Spanish ciliar
- ciliarof or pertaining to the eyelashes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ciliary
Cite this entry
ciliary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary
“ciliary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciliary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary.
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