ciliary process
1ciliary process — n any of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that give attachment to the suspensory ligament of the lens …
2ciliary process — noun : any one of the vascular folds on the inner surface of the ciliary body that give attachment to the suspensory ligament of the lens * * * Anat. one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline… …
3ciliary 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] * * * …
4Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s …
5Ciliary processes — Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. (Ciliary process visible at upper right.) …
6Ciliary body — Schematic diagram of the human eye Latin corpus ciliare Gray s …
7Ciliary neurotrophic factor — PDB rendering based on 1cnt …
8Process — In anatomy, a process is a projection from a structure. The process of the mandible is the part of the lower jaw that projects forward. In a more general sense, a process is a series of actions or events that are part of a system or of a… …
9ciliary beat — the rhythmic, coordinated contraction of cilia of cells in a two step process involving intraciliary excitation followed by interciliary conduction. The beat may be divided into two parts, the effective stroke and the recovery stroke. The rhythm… …
10Short posterior ciliary arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae ciliares posteriores breves GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. Caption2 = The ophthalmic artery and its …
