CILIARY BODY
\sˈɪli͡əɹɪ bˈɒdi], \sˈɪliəɹɪ bˈɒdi], \s_ˈɪ_l_iə_ɹ_ɪ b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A ring of tissue extending from the scleral spur to the ora serrata of the retina. It consists of the uveal portion and the epithelial portion. The ciliary muscle is in the uveal portion and the ciliary processes are in the epithelial portion.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A ring of the choroid surrounding the crystalline in the manner of a crown; placed behind the iris and the ciliary circle. It resembles the disk of a radiated flower, and is formed by the union of the ciliary processes. See Ciliary Muscle.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Procollagen Proline Dioxygenase
- mixed-function oxygenase that catalyzes hydroxylation prolyl-glycyl-containing-peptide, usually in protocollagen, hydroxyprolylglycyl-peptide. The enzyme utilizes molecular oxygen with a concomitant oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate to succinate. EC 1.14.11.2.