cilio-, cili-, cil-

(Latin: the eyelid or its outer edge; hairs growing on the edges of the eyelids, eyelashes)

ciliariscope
An instrument for examining the ciliary (eyelids or eyelashes) region of the eye.
ciliarotomy
ciliary
ciliastatic
Ciliata
ciliate
ciliation
ciliectomy, cyclectomy
Excision, or the surgical removal, of a portion of the ciliary body.

The ciliary body refers to the tissue that includes the group of muscles that act on the eye lens to produce accommodation and the arterial circle of the iris.

ciliocytophoria
ciliogenesis
ciliograde
Ciliophora
ciliophoran
cilioretinal
Pertaining to the ciliary body and the retina.

The ciliary body refers to the tissue that includes the group of muscles that act on the eye lens to produce accommodation and the arterial circle of the iris.

The inner ciliary epithelium (covering of internal and external surfaces) is continuous with the pigmented retinal epithelium, the outer ciliary epithelium secretes the aqueous humor.

ciliotomy