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CILIOSPINAL CENTER

\sˌɪlɪəspˈa͡ɪnə͡l sˈɛntə], \sˌɪlɪəspˈa‍ɪnə‍l sˈɛntə], \s_ˌɪ_l_ɪ__ə_s_p_ˈaɪ_n_əl s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\

Definitions of CILIOSPINAL CENTER

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A center in the lower cervical part of the cord connected with the dilatation of the pupil.
The center in the spinal cord which controls movements of the iris.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A center in the lower cervical region of the spinal cord which gives rise to the nerve fibers, causing dilatation of the pupil.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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