ciliary muscle

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the smooth muscle in the ciliary body, the action of which affects the accommodation of the eye.

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Etymology

Origin of ciliary muscle

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In which part of the human body would you find the ciliary muscle?

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2023

To be more converging, the lens is made thicker by the action of the ciliary muscle surrounding it.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

Along with constricting the pupil through the smooth muscle of the iris, pilocarpine will also cause the ciliary muscle to contract.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

There is no processus falciformis or tapetum lucidum, but the class is interesting in that it shows the first rudiments of the ciliary muscle, although accommodation is brought about by shifting the lens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

There are also dilatation of the pupil from paralysis of the circular fibres of the iris, and loss of accommodation and reaction to light from paralysis of the ciliary muscle.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander