| ciliastatic | Denoting a drug or condition that slows or stops the beating of cilia (generally used with reference to respiratory mucosal cilia). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| ciliata | <cell biology> With marginal hairs that form a fringe. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ciliated | Having cilia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliated epithelium | Any epithelium having motile cilia on the free surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliates | Common name for members of the Ciliata. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliectomy | Excision of a portion of the ciliary body. Synonym: ciliectomy. Origin: cyclo-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| cilio- | Cilia or meaning ciliary, in any sense; eyelashes. Origin: L. Cilium, eyelid (eyelash) (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliogenesis | The formation of cilia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliophora | A phylum of protozoa characterised by the presence of cilia at some time during the life cycle. It comprises three classes: kinetofragminophorea, oligohymenophorea, and polymenophorea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ciliophora infections | Infections with protozoa of the phylum ciliophora. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cilioretinal | Pertaining to the ciliary body and the retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cilioscleral | Relating to the ciliary body and the sclera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliospinal | Relating to the ciliary body and the spinal cord; denoting in particular the ciliospinal centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliospinal centre | The preganglionic motor neurons in the first thoracic segment of the spinal cord which give rise to the sympathetic innervation of the dilator muscle of the eye's pupil. Synonym: Budge's centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ciliospinal reflex | Dilation of the pupil following scratching of the skin of the neck. Synonym: ciliospinal reflex, cutaneous pupil reflex, cutaneous-pupillary reflex, skin-pupillary reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |