Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long ciliary nerve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: long -cil-iary n-erve
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of two or three nerves that are given off by the nasociliary nerve as it crosses the optic nerve, pass through the posterior part of the sclera, and run forward between the sclera and the choroid to be distributed to the iris and cornea.

Inflected Forms

long ciliary nerves (plural)

Phrases

short ciliary nerve

Frequently Paired Words

short ciliary nerve anterior ethmoidal nerve infratrochlear nerve posterior ethmoidal nerve

Questions

What does long ciliary nerve mean?: Any of two or three nerves that are given off by the nasociliary nerve as it crosses the optic nerve, pass through the posterior part of the sclera, and run forward between the sclera and the choroid to be distributed to the iris and cornea.

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