Zinn \ˈtsin\ , Johann Gottfried (1727–1759), German anatomist and botanist. Zinn was a professor of medicine and director of the botanical gardens at Göttingen. In 1755 he published a monograph on the anatomy of the human eye. It included the first accurate descriptions of the ligament of Zinn and the zonule of Zinn.
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ligament of Zinn
noun \-ˈzin, -ˈtsin\
Medical Definition of LIGAMENT OF ZINN
: the common tendon of the inferior rectus and the internal rectus muscles of the eye—called also tendon of Zinn
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