A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the lateral attachment of the cilium to the cell body via the flagellar attachment zone in some trypanosomatid species. [ GOC:ach http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11877446 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18820079 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623724 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26272611 GOC:krc ]
Synonyms: flagellar attachment to cell body flagellum attachment to cell body cilial attachment to cell body ciliary attachment to cell body