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Definition of Ciliary body

1. Noun. The part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris. "The ciliary body produces aqueous humor"

Definition of Ciliary body

1. Noun. (anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes ¹

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Medical Definition of Ciliary body

1. Tissue that includes the group of muscles that act on the eye lens to produce accommodation and the arterial circle of the iris. The inner ciliary epithelium is continuous with the pigmented retinal epithelium, the outer ciliary epithelium secretes the aqueous humour. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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