- ciliary artery
- ciliary artery n any of several arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches and supply various parts of the eye see LONG POSTERIOR CILIARY ARTERY, SHORT POSTERIOR CILIARY ARTERY
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ciliary artery
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ciliary artery — noun one of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye • Syn: ↑arteria ciliaris • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
long posterior ciliary artery — n either of usu. two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same… … Medical dictionary
short posterior ciliary artery — n any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the… … Medical dictionary
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