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ciliary process

ciliary process noun: any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that produce the aqueous humor and between which pass the zonule of Zinn joining the ciliary muscle to the lens.

Noun

ciliary process (plural ciliary processes)

  1. Any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that produce the aqueous humor and between which pass the zonule of Zinn joining the ciliary muscle to the lens.

ciliary process meaning in Tamil

ciliary process in Tamil

இழைத்தசைமுண்டு, குறுயிழை நீட்சி

Forms of ciliary process

pluralciliary processes

Questions about ciliary process

What does ciliary process mean?
Ciliary process means any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that produce the aqueous humor and between which pass the zonule of Zinn joining the ciliary muscle to the lens.
What is ciliary process in Tamil?
Ciliary process in Tamil is இழைத்தசைமுண்டு, குறுயிழை நீட்சி. See Ciliary process meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ciliary process?
Ciliary process is a noun.
What is the plural of ciliary process?
The plural of ciliary process is ciliary processes.

Words near ciliary process in the dictionary

  1. ciliary ganglion
  2. ciliary muscle
  3. ciliary muscles
  4. ciliary nerve
  5. ciliary nerves
  6. ciliary process
  7. ciliary processes
  8. ciliary zonule
  9. ciliary zonules
  10. ciliate
  11. ciliated

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