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long posterior ciliary artery

long posterior ciliary artery noun: either of usually two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same side of the eyeball between the sclera and the choroid to the ciliary muscle, and at the junction of the ciliary process and the iris divides into upper and lower branches which anastomose with the branches of the contralateral artery to form a ring of arteries around the iris.

Noun

long posterior ciliary artery (plural long posterior ciliary arteries)

  1. Either of usually two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same side of the eyeball between the sclera and the choroid to the ciliary muscle, and at the junction of the ciliary process and the iris divides into upper and lower branches which anastomose with the branches of the contralateral artery to form a ring of arteries around the iris.

Forms of long posterior ciliary artery

plurallong posterior ciliary arteries

Questions about long posterior ciliary artery

What does long posterior ciliary artery mean?
Long posterior ciliary artery means either of usually two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same side of the eyeball between the sclera and the choroid to the ciliary muscle, and at the junction of the ciliary process and the iris divides into upper and lower branches which anastomose with the branches of the contralateral artery to form a ring of arteries around the iris.
What part of speech is long posterior ciliary artery?
Long posterior ciliary artery is a noun.
What is the plural of long posterior ciliary artery?
The plural of long posterior ciliary artery is long posterior ciliary arteries.

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