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crystalline lens

American  

noun

Anatomy.

  1. a doubly convex, transparent body in the eye, situated behind the iris, that focuses incident light on the retina.

crystalline lens British  

noun

  1. a biconvex transparent elastic structure in the eye situated behind the iris, serving to focus images on the retina

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Etymology

Origin of crystalline lens

First recorded in 1785–95

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