fibers of lens
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Lens (anatomy) — Crystalline lens (anatomy) Light from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought to a focus by changing the curvature of the lens … Wikipedia
Lens — The transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina (the nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light and creates impulses that go through the optic nerve to the brain). The lens was named after the lentil … Medical dictionary
lens stars — starlike lines formed within the lens of the eye by fibers which pass from the anterior to the posterior surface … Medical dictionary
accessory fibers — fibers of the zonule of Zinn that are perpendicular to the chief fibers and do not reach the lens of the eye, supporting and bracing the fibers running from the ciliary body to the chief fibers; they include the interciliary fibers and the… … Medical dictionary
chief fibers — fibers of the zonule of Zinn that run from the ciliary body to the lens, including the orbiculoposterocapsular, the orbiculoanterocapsular, the cilioposterocapsular, and cilioequatorial fibers; called also main or principal f s … Medical dictionary
cilioequatorial fibers — chief fibers that pass from the summits of the ciliary processes to the equator of the lens … Medical dictionary
Axis of a lens — Axis Ax is, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.] A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body, on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line passing through a body or system around which the parts are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Galactosemic cataract — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|366.44, ICD9|271.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A Galactosemic cataract is cataract which is associated with the consequences of… … Wikipedia
Fiber — The parts of plants that cannot be digested, namely complex carbohydrates. Also known as bulk or roughage. Complex carbohydrates from plants are rich in starch and fiber. Examples of plants that provide complex carbohydrates (fiber) are fresh… … Medical dictionary
fibra — SYN: fiber, fiber. [L.] fibrae arcuatae cerebri [TA] SYN: arcuate fibers of cerebrum, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae SYN: external arcuate fibers, under fiber. fibrae arcuatae externae anteriores [TA] See external arcuate fibers, under… … Medical dictionary
