zonular fibers
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Zonule of Zinn — Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Zonular fibers labeled at upper left.) … Wikipedia
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fibrae zonulares — [TA] zonular fibers: the fibers that anchor the lens capsule to the ciliary body and the retina; called also aponeurosis of Zinn … Medical dictionary
tertiary vitreous — embryonic zonular fibers derived from the primary vitreous and the basement membrane of the nonpigmented epithelium of the ciliary body; the fibers eventually attach to the lens capsule, giving rise to the zonule of Zinn … Medical dictionary
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