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      ciliary
      adjective
      of or relating to the human eyelash
      of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
      relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye
      Roots
      ciliumcili- · Latin · eyelasharis-ary · Latin · relating to
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