Meanings
nounciliary body (plural ciliary bodies)
plural ciliary bodies
- anatomycircumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes
Translations
German Ziliarkörper
- Ziliarkörperciliary muscle + ciliary processes
Hungarian sugártest
- sugártestciliary muscle + ciliary processes
Latvian starene
- stareneciliary muscle + ciliary processes
Swedish ciliarkropp, strålkropp
- ciliarkroppciliary muscle + ciliary processes
- strålkroppciliary muscle + ciliary processes
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APA
ciliary body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20body
MLA
“ciliary body.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20body. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciliary body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20body.
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