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long ciliary nerve

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Main Entry: long ciliary nerve
Function: noun
: any of two or three nerves that are given off by the nasociliary nerve as it crosses the optic nerve, pass through theposterior part of the sclera, and run forward between the sclera and the choroid to be distributed to the iris and cornea —compare SHORT CILIARY NERVE
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long ciliary nerve n.
One of two or three branches of the nasociliary nerve, supplying the ciliary muscles, the iris, and the cornea.

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