ciliary process

noun

, Anatomy.

1. one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ciliary process¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The ciliary muscle is a ring of muscular fibre attached to the ciliary process close to the circumference of the suspensory ligament.

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Z, Zonule of Zinn, the ciliary process being removed to show it. p, Canal of Petit. m, Yellow spot.

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As the inflammation of the iris is probably owing to forcing the crystalline through the aperture of it in the operation of extracting it, could it not be done more safely by making the opening behind the iris and ciliary process into the vitreous humour? but the operation would still be more painful, more dangerous, and not more useful than that by depressing it.

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In violent degrees of ophthalmy the internal parts, as the retina, optic artery, iris, ciliary process, become inflamed, as well as the external ones; hence the least light admitted to the eye occasions intolerable pain.

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Presently one of the trees—as I must call them—unfolded a long ciliary process, with which it seized one of the gleaming fruits that glittered on its summit, and, sweeping slowly down, held it within reach of Animula.

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