ciliary process
noun Anatomy.
one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.
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Nearby words
ciliary ganglion, ciliary gland, ciliary margin, ciliary movement, ciliary muscle, ciliary process, ciliary reflex, ciliary ring, ciliary vein, ciliary zone, ciliary zonule
Origin of ciliary process
First recorded in 1825–35
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Medicine definitions for ciliary process
ciliary process
n.
Any of the radiating pigmented ridges on the inner surface of the ciliary body that, with the folds in the furrows between them, constitute the anterior portion of the ciliary body.
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