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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thickened portion of the vascular coat of the eye located between the choroid and the iris.
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- noun anatomy circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the
ciliary muscle andciliary processes
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- noun the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris
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