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zonule of Zinn

noun \-ˈtsin\

Medical Definition of ZONULE OF ZINN

:  the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens of the eye—called also ciliary zonule, zonula, zonula ciliaris

Biographical Note for ZONULE OF ZINN

J. G. Zinn —see ligament of zinn

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