Anatomy
crystalline lens
crys·tal·line lens
Subclass of:
Anterior eyeball segment
Definitions related to lens, crystalline:
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(lens) The structure of the eye through which light is focused onto the retina.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(lens) A biconvex transparent structure of the eye through which light is focused on the retina. The lens sits behind the iris and is supported by the zonule, which connects it to the ciliary body. The lens is an avascular structure.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(lens) A clear disk that focuses light, as in a camera or microscope. In the eye, the lens is a clear, curved structure at the front of the eye behind the pupil. It focuses light rays that enter the eye through the pupil, making an image on the retina (light-sensitive layers of nerve tissue at the back of the eye).NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(lens) Transparent biconvex body of the eye situated between the posterior chamber and the vitreous body, constituting part of the refracting mechanism of the eye.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(crystalline lens) Part of the eye that changes shape so that the eye can focus on objects at different distances.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY). It is slightly overlapped at its margin by the ciliary processes. Adaptation by the CILIARY BODY is crucial for OCULAR ACCOMMODATION.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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