ciliary margin of iris
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Iris (anatomy) — Iris The iris is the blue area. The other structures visible are the pupil center and the white sclera surrounding the iris. The overlying cornea is pictured, but not visible, as it is transparent … Wikipedia
margin — A boundary, edge, or border, as of a surface or structure. SEE ALSO: border, edge. SYN: margo [TA]. [L. margo, border, edge] acetabular m. [TA] the rim of bone around the acetabulum to whic … Medical dictionary
Ciliary processes — Interior of anterior half of bulb of eye. (Ciliary process visible at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Iris — The iris is the circular, colored curtain of the eye. Its opening forms the pupil. The iris helps regulate the amount of light that enters the eye. The eye has a number of other key components. These include the cornea, pupil, lens, retina,… … Medical dictionary
Iris pigment epithelium — Anatomy The iris pigment epithelium (IPE) is a two cell thick layer of cuboidal cells lying behind the iris. Both layers are jet black due to the numerous large melanosomes which pack the cytoplasm of each cell. Towards the central axis, the IPE… … Wikipedia
iris — n. the part of the eye that regulates the amount of light that enters. It forms a coloured muscular diaphragm across the front of the lens; light enters through a central opening, the pupil. A ring of muscle round the margin contracts in bright… … The new mediacal dictionary
Long posterior ciliary arteries — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriae ciliares posteriores longae GraySubject = 146 GrayPage = 571 Caption = The arteries of the choroid and iris. The greater part of the sclera has been removed. Caption2 = Iris, front view. BranchFrom … Wikipedia
border — The part of a surface that forms its outer boundary. SEE ALSO: edge, margin, b.. SYN: margo [TA]. alveolar b. 1. the most occlusal edge of the alveolar bone; 2. SYN: alveolar process of … Medical dictionary
margo — SYN: margin, border. [L.] m. acetabularis acetabular margin. m. anterior [TA] SYN: anterior border. m. anterior corporis pancreatis [TA] SYN: anterior border of body of pancreas. m. anterior fibulae [TA] SYN … Medical dictionary
margo ciliaris iridis — [TA] ciliary margin of iris: the outer border of the iris, where it is continuous with the ciliary body … Medical dictionary
