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A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION.
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- Eye Lens
- Lens, Crystalline
- Lens, Eye
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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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of the eye; congenital absence = APHAKIA /congen; APHAKIA, POSTCATARACT is also available; replacement by intraocular lens = LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; extraction = probably CATARACT EXTRACTION
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- National Library of Medicine. Crystalline Lens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007908. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007908
- Crystalline Lens. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(vertebrate_anatomy)
- Crystalline Lens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146701