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101ciliary body — Anat. the part of the tunic of the eye, between the choroid coat and the iris, consisting chiefly of the ciliary muscle and the ciliary processes. * * * …
102ciliary muscle — Anat. the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye. See diag. under eye. [1875 80] * * * …
103ciliary process — Anat. one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens. See diag. under eye. [1825 35] * * * …
104circulatory system — Anat., Zool. the system of organs and tissues, including the heart, blood, blood vessels, lymph, lymphatic vessels, and lymph glands, involved in circulating blood and lymph through the body. [1860 65] * * * …
105cochlear duct — Anat. a spiral tube enclosed in the bony canal of the cochlea. * * * …
106collecting tubule — Anat. the part of a nephron that collects the urine from the distal convoluted tubule and discharges it into the pelvis of the kidney. * * * …
107common carotid artery — Anat. the part of a carotid artery between its origin and its point of division into branches. * * * …
108common iliac artery — Anat. See iliac artery (def. 1). * * * …
109connective tissue — Anat. a tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs, etc. [1880 85] * * * Tissue in the body that maintains the form of the body and its organs and provides cohesion and internal support,… …
110coronal suture — Anat. a seam extending across the skull where the frontal bone and the parietal bones meet. [1605 15] * * * …
