Definition of "ciliary" [cil•ia•ry]

• Of, relating to, or resembling cilia. (adjective)
• Of or relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye. (adjective)

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• "For the first time, scientists have linked the growth of new brain cells–induced by a compound known as ciliary neurotrophic growth factor CNTF–with weight loss in mice."
• "As the choroid approaches the front part of the eyeball, its parts become folded upon themselves into a series of ridges, called ciliary processes."
• "In addition to differentiated retinal cells, the amphibian eye contains a population of self-renewing retinal stem cells located in the retinal periphery in a region called the ciliary marginal zone or CMZ."