Meanings
nounciliary artery (plural ciliary arteries)
plural ciliary arteries
- anatomyAny of several arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches and supply various parts of the eye.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye
Similar
arteria ciliaris
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 睫狀動脈 /睫状动脉
- 睫狀動脈 /睫状动脉 (jiézhuàng dòngmài)artery to the eyeball
Cite this entry
APA
ciliary artery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20artery
MLA
“ciliary artery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20artery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciliary artery,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20artery.
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