Meaning Ciliary body
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Ciliary body


Part of the eye, the ciliary body is a circular structure just behind the iris composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes which attach to the lens. The ciliary processes secrete the aqueous fluid, and the ciliary muscle modifies focus by changing the shape of the lens The ciliary body is part of the uvea, which also includes the iris (the [..]
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A part of the middle layer of the wall of the eye. The ciliary body includes the ring-shaped muscle that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens when the eye focuses. It also makes the [..]
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Ciliary body


(sil´e-er´´e) A portion of the choroid layer of the eye that secretes aqueous humor. It contains the ciliary muscle. circadian rhythms
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Ciliary body


Part of the eye that produces the aqueous humor (fluid that nourishes the eye) and contains the ciliary muscle, which controls focusing of the lens.
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Ciliary body


A ring of Tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the Retina. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary Muscle is in the uveal portion and the cilia [..]
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Ciliary body


A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the retina. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the cilia [..]
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Ciliary body


A part of the middle layer of the wall of the eye. The ciliary body includes the ring-shaped muscle that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens when the eye focuses. It also makes the fluid that fills the eye.
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Ciliary body


The part of the eye that produces aqueous humour.
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