Meanings
nounciliary muscle (plural ciliary muscles)
plural ciliary muscles
- a muscle controlling the eye's accommodation for viewing objects at varying distances
Translations
Catalan múscul ciliar
- múscul ciliarmuscle
Czech ciliární sval
- ciliární svalmuscle
Finnish sädelihas
- sädelihasmuscle
Hungarian sugárizom
- sugárizommuscle
Italian muscolo ciliare
- muscolo ciliaremuscle
Latvian starenes muskulis
- starenes muskulismuscle
Polish mięsień rzęskowy
- mięsień rzęskowymuscle
Spanish músculo ciliar
- músculo ciliarmuscle
Cite this entry
APA
ciliary muscle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20muscle
MLA
“ciliary muscle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20muscle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciliary muscle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliary%20muscle.
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