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ciliary process

 
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–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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Main Entry: ciliary process
Function: noun
: any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that give attachment to the suspensory ligament of thelens
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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