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crystalline lenses

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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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Main Entry: crystalline lens
Function: noun
: the lens of the eye
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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