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

Derived forms: ciliary bodies

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Part of: eye, oculus, optic

Encyclopedia: Ciliary body

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