ciliary process
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ciliary process — n any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that give attachment to the suspensory ligament of the lens … Medical dictionary
ciliary process — noun : any one of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that give attachment to the suspensory ligament of the lens * * * Anat. one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline… … Useful english dictionary
Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
Ciliary processes — Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. (Ciliary process visible at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Ciliary body — Schematic diagram of the human eye Latin corpus ciliare Gray s … Wikipedia
Ciliary neurotrophic factor — PDB rendering based on 1cnt … Wikipedia
Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… … Medical dictionary
ciliary beat — the rhythmic, coordinated contraction of cilia of cells in a two step process involving intraciliary excitation followed by interciliary conduction. The beat may be divided into two parts, the effective stroke and the recovery stroke. The rhythm… … Medical dictionary
Short posterior ciliary arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae ciliares posteriores breves GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. Caption2 = The ophthalmic artery and its … Wikipedia
long posterior ciliary artery — n either of usu. two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same… … Medical dictionary
