"long posterior ciliary artery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long posterior ciliary arteries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=long posterior ciliary artery}} long posterior ciliary artery (plural long posterior ciliary arteries)
  1. (anatomy) Either of usually two arteries of which one arises from the ophthalmic artery on each side of the optic nerve, passes forward along the optic nerve accompanying the short posterior ciliary arteries, pierces the sclera passing forward on the same side of the eyeball between the sclera and the choroid to the ciliary muscle, and at the junction of the ciliary process and the iris divides into upper and lower branches which anastomose with the branches of the contralateral artery to form a ring of arteries around the iris. Categories (topical): Anatomy Related terms: anterior ciliary artery, anterior ethmoidal artery, central retinal artery, dorsal nasal artery, lacrimal artery, medial palpebral artery, posterior ethmoidal artery, short posterior ciliary artery, supraorbital artery, supratrochlear artery Translations (branch of the ophthalmic artery): 睫狀後長動脈 (Chinese Mandarin), 睫状后长动脉 (jiézhuànghòuchángdòngmài) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-long_posterior_ciliary_artery-en-noun-nQnO~497 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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