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单词 ciliary
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ciliaryadj.

Brit. /ˈsɪlɪəri/, U.S. /ˈsɪliˌɛri/
Etymology: < Latin type *ciliārius , < cilium : compare French ciliaire , and see -ary suffix1.
1. Of or pertaining to the eyelids or eyelashes. ciliary body: the thickening of the anterior part of the choroid membrane. ciliary circle: = ciliary muscle. ciliary ganglion: a ganglion situated at the back part of the orbit between the optic nerve and the external rectus muscle: the lenticular or ophthalmic ganglion. ciliary ligament: the tissue connecting the edge of the iris with the choroid. ciliary muscle or circle: unstriped muscular fibres situated beneath the sclero-corneal junction behind the iris and around the margin of the lens. ciliary processes: the folds or plaits into which the anterior part of the choroid membrane is gathered around the crystalline lens. ciliary zone: ‘the appearance which the pigment between the ciliary processes leaves on the hyaloid membrane, like the disc of a flower’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).
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ciliary1691
lashed1776
1691 J. Ray Wisdom of God 175 The ciliary processes, or rather the ligaments observed in the inside of the Sclerotick Tunicle..serve instead of a Muscle, by their contraction to alter the figure of the Eye.
1741 A. Monro Anat. Nerves 41 in Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) The In-side of the Eye as far forwards as the ciliary Circle.
1793 Young Vision in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 83 171 The contraction of the ciliary zone is equally inadequate and unnecessary.
1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 240 The ciliary plexus, which is in part formed from the first branch of the fifth pair of nerves.
1828 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. 543 Meibomian Glands or Ciliary Follicles. These are small round follicles, lodged in particular grooves, between the tarsal cartilages and the tunica conjunctiva.
1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 36 A proof that the retina retains its power to its very termination near the ciliary processes.
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 282/1 The ciliary nerves all penetrate the sclerotic coat of the eye separately and obliquely.
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) ix. 228 The so-called ciliary ligament.
1879 G. C. Harlan Eyesight iii. 41 The ciliary muscle does for the eye what the adjusting screw does for the opera glass.
2. Pertaining to, or caused by, cilia (sense 3); esp. ciliary motion n. the vibratile motion of the cilia, also locomotion by the vibration of the cilia.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > villosity or ciliation > [adjective] > hairiness > having cilia
ciliary1835
ciliated1835
ciliate1842
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 609/1 The ciliary motion has been..observed in the embryo of Infusoria.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 154/1 The oyster is observed..by means of the ciliary organs..to create a continuous current of water.
1880 H. C. Bastian Brain 71 Their food being brought to the commencement of the alimentary canal by ciliary action.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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