Medical Dictionary

ciliary body

noun

Medical Definition of CILIARY BODY

:  an annular structure on the inner surface of the anterior wall of the eyeball composed largely of the ciliary muscle and bearing the ciliary processes

Illustration of CILIARY BODY

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