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

It is the exertion of contracting the ciliary muscle that constitutes the effort of which we are conscious when looking at very near objects.

From Heroes of Science: Physicists by Garnett, William

Just behind the pupil is the lens of the eye, which also is adjustable by the action of a little muscle, called the "ciliary muscle".

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.