ARTERIA CILIARIS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of several arteries supplying the choroid coat of the eye

Synonyms:

arteria ciliaris; ciliary artery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("arteria ciliaris" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("arteria ciliaris" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

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