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pecten oculi

pecten oculi noun: a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird, believed to nourish the retina and control the pH of the vitreous body.

Noun

pecten oculi

  1. A comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird, believed to nourish the retina and control the pH of the vitreous body.

Questions about pecten oculi

What does pecten oculi mean?
Pecten oculi means a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird, believed to nourish the retina and control the pH of the vitreous body.
What part of speech is pecten oculi?
Pecten oculi is a noun.

Words near pecten oculi in the dictionary

  1. pectate lyase
  2. pectatelyase
  3. pectates
  4. pectatlyase
  5. pecten
  6. pecten oculi
  7. pectenacean
  8. pectenolone
  9. pectenotoxin
  10. pectenotoxins
  11. pectenoxanthin

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