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short posterior ciliary artery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
short- -pos-te-ri-or -cil-iary artery
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

Inflected Forms

short posterior ciliary arteries (plural)

Phrases

anterior ciliary artery anterior ethmoidal artery central retinal artery dorsal nasal artery lacrimal artery long posterior ciliary artery medial palpebral artery posterior ethmoidal artery

Frequently Paired Words

anterior ciliary artery anterior ethmoidal artery central retinal artery dorsal nasal artery lacrimal artery long posterior ciliary artery medial palpebral artery posterior ethmoidal artery

Questions

What does short posterior ciliary artery mean?
Any of 6 to 10 arteries that arise from the ophthalmic artery or its branches, pass to the posterior part of the eyeball while surrounding the optic nerve, and enter or divide into branches entering the sclera to supply the choroid and the ciliary processes.

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