English Explanatory Dictionary

short posterior ciliary artery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

Word forms

short posterior ciliary artery short posterior ciliary arteries

Related words

anterior ciliary artery anterior ethmoidal artery central retinal artery dorsal nasal artery lacrimal artery long posterior ciliary artery medial palpebral artery posterior ethmoidal artery supraorbital artery supratrochlear artery
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