CILIARY BODY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ciliary body mean? 

• CILIARY BODY (noun)
  The noun CILIARY BODY has 1 sense:

1. the part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris

  Familiarity information: CILIARY BODY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CILIARY BODY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the tunic of the eye between the choroid coat and the iris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

the ciliary body produces aqueous humor

Hypernyms ("ciliary body" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Holonyms ("ciliary body" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

 Context examples 

A medulloepithelioma arising from the ciliary body of the uvea.

(Ciliary Body Medulloepithelioma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare uveal melanoma that arises from the ciliary body.

(Ciliary Body Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm that affects the choroid, ciliary body, or iris.

(Malignant Uveal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

The ciliary body includes the ring-shaped muscle that changes the size of the pupil and the shape of the lens when the eye focuses.

(Ciliary body, NCI Dictionary)

A well-circumscribed benign smooth muscle neoplasm arising from the ciliary body of the eye.

(Ciliary Body Leiomyoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-metastasizing neoplasm that arises from the ciliary body.

(Benign Ciliary Body Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal growth of the cells of the eye including but not limited to choroid, ciliary body, retina, sclera that is determined to be benign

(Benign Eye Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body.

(Anterior Uveitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The lens sits behind the iris and is supported by the zonule, which connects it to the ciliary body.

(Lens, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by inflammation of the entire uvea which includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

(Panuveitis, NCI Thesaurus)