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Term Name:
ciliary zone
Search Ontology:
Synonyms:
ciliary bodies
ciliary body
ciliary epithelial zone
Definition:
Multi-tissue structure that attach the zonules, that suspend the lens, to the eye. The ciliary zone secretes aqueous humor. Unlike mammals zebrafish the ciliary zone dose not contain processes or a circumferential band of muscle.
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