crystal-line lens

crystalline lens

noun Anatomy.
a doubly convex, transparent body in the eye, situated behind the iris, that focuses incident light on the retina.

Origin:
1785–95

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crystalline lens
 
n
a biconvex transparent elastic structure in the eye situated behind the iris, serving to focus images on the retina

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