Ciliary margin of iris

Margo ciliaris iridis

  • Related terms: Ciliary margin

Definition

The ciliary margin is the periphery or the iris, it is continuous with the ciliary body, and is also connected with the posterior elastic lamina of the cornea by means of the pectinate ligament;

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).

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