- crystalline lens (of the eye)
- crystalline lens [of the eye]Kristallinse f [des Auges], Linse f, Lens f cristallina
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crystalline lens (of the eye)
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lens of the eye — noun biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina • Syn: ↑lens, ↑crystalline lens • Hypernyms: ↑organ • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Crystalline lens — Lens Lens (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} ( [e^]z). [L. lens a lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.) A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with two… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crystalline lens — Crystalline Crys tal*line (kr?s tal l?n or l?n; 277), a. [L. crystallinus, from Gr. ????: cf. F. cristallin. See {Crystal}.] 1. Consisting, or made, of crystal. [1913 Webster] Mount, eagle, to my palace crystalline. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Formed … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crystalline lens — n the lens of the eye … Medical dictionary
crystalline lens — noun biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina • Syn: ↑lens, ↑lens of the eye • Hypernyms: ↑organ • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
crystalline lens — noun Date: 1794 the lens of the eye in vertebrates … New Collegiate Dictionary
crystalline lens — noun the lens of the eye … English new terms dictionary
Crystalline lens — Humor Hu mor, n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L. humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist. See {Humid}.] [Written also {humour}.] 1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crystalline lens — /krɪstəlaɪn ˈlɛnz/ (say kristuhluyn lenz) noun a doubly convex, transparent, lens like body in the eye, situated behind the iris and serving to focus the rays of light on the retina …
crystalline lens — Anat. a doubly convex, transparent body in the eye, situated behind the iris, that focuses incident light on the retina. See diag. under eye. [1785 95] * * * … Universalium
By the eye — Eye Eye ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e[ a]ge; akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G. auge, Icel. auga, Sw. [ o]ga, Dan. [ o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf. OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. o kkos, eye, o sse, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
