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Record 1 1998-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

Radialing pigmented ridges (from 60 to 80 in number) on the inner surface of the ciliary body of the eye; formed by the inward folding of the various layers of the choroid.

OBS

[The ciliary processes] ... secrete the aqueous humor into the posterior chamber of the eye.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Franges saillantes, de constitution glandulaire, appartenant au corps ciliaire du globe oculaire et sécrétant l'humeur aqueuse.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

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