meridional fibers of ciliary muscle
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Ciliary muscle — The choroid and iris. (Ciliary muscle is labeled near top.) Latin musculus ciliaris Gray s … Wikipedia
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meridional — Relating to a meridian. * * * me·rid·i·o·nal mə rid ē ən əl adj of, relating to, or situated on or along a meridian <meridional differences in the acuity of vision> <meridional and circular fibers of the ciliary muscle> * * *… … Medical dictionary
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
fibrae meridionales musculi ciliaris — [TA] meridional fibers of ciliary muscle: the most external fibers of the ciliary muscle that run meridionally or longitudinally from the reticulum trabeculae toward the ciliary processes. Called also BrÑŒcke fibers and longitudinal fibers of… … 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
fibrae radiales musculi ciliaris — [TA] radial fibers of ciliary muscle: the fibers of the ciliary muscle lying between the meridional (external) fibers and the circular (internal) fibers; they run in a radial or oblique direction from one to another and may form a fibrous network … Medical dictionary
Accommodation — In medicine, the ability of the eye to change its focus from distant to near objects (and vice versa). This process is achieved by the lens changing its shape. Accommodation is the adjustment of the optics of the eye to keep an object in focus on … Medical dictionary
spur — SYN: calcar. [A.S. spora] calcarine s. [TA] the lower of two elevations on the medial wall of the posterior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, caused by the depth of the calcarine sul … Medical dictionary
calcar sclerae — [TA] scleral spur: the posterior lip of the venous sinus of the sclera to which most of the fibers of the trabecular reticulum of the iridocorneal angle and the meridional fibers of the ciliary muscle are attached; called also scleral roll … Medical dictionary
