ciliary process

ciliary process

noun Anatomy.
one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.


Origin:
1825–35
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Ciliary process is always a great word to know.
So is respiratory system. Does it mean:
a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops
the system by which oxygen is taken into the body; in mammals the system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs
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ciliary process n.
Any of the radiating pigmented ridges on the inner surface of the ciliary body that with the folds in the furrows between them, constitute the anterior portion of the ciliary body.

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