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A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the RETINA. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
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- Corpus Ciliare
- Corpus Ciliaris
- Bodies, Ciliary
- Body, Ciliary
- Ciliare, Corpus
- Ciliares, Corpus
- Ciliari, Corpus
- Ciliaris, Corpus
- Ciliary Bodies
- Corpus Ciliares
- Corpus Ciliari
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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inflammation: consider CILIARY BODY (IM) + UVEITIS (IM) or UVEITIS, ANTERIOR (IM); diseases = CILIARY BODY (IM) + UVEAL DISEASES (IM); neoplasms = CILIARY BODY (IM) + UVEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) + histological type of neoplasm (IM); / blood supply consider also CILIARY ARTERIES; pigmented ciliary epithelium: coordinate CILIARY BODY with PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ciliary Body. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002924. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002924
- Ciliary Body. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciliary_body
- Ciliary Body. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048080