Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ciliary artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: cil-iary artery
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches and supply various parts of the eye.

Inflected Forms

ciliary arteries (plural)

Synonyms

arteria ciliaris

Questions

What does ciliary artery mean?: Any of several arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches and supply various parts of the eye.

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