Definition of Zonule. Meaning of Zonule. Synonyms of Zonule

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Definition of Zonule

Zonule
Zonule on"ule, n. A little zone, or girdle.

Meaning of Zonule from wikipedia

- The zonule of Zinn (/ˈtsɪn/) (Zinn's membrane, ciliary zonule) (after Johann Gottfried Zinn) is a ring of fibrous strands forming a zonule (little band)...
- decrease the diameter of the ring of ciliary muscle causing relaxation of the zonule fibers, the lens becomes more spherical, increasing its power to refract...
- The lens is suspended to the ciliary body by the suspensory ligament (zonule of Zinn), made up of hundreds of fine transparent fibers which transmit...
- flatten. While the tension on equatorial zonules is increased during accommodation, the anterior and posterior zonules are simultaneously relaxing. The increased...
- known as Lockwood's ligament Suspensory ligament of lens, also known as the zonule of Zinn or zonular fibre Suspensory ligament of ovary Suspensory ligament...
- structures within the eye which help hold the eye's lens in place, called lens zonules. The cause of pseudoexfoliation glaucoma is generally unknown. PEX is generally...
- front of the lens. The lens is held in place by the suspensory ligaments (Zonule of Zinn), attaching the lens at its equator to the rest of the eye through...
- human eye (horizontal section of the right eye) 1. Lens, 2. Zonule of Zinn or ciliary zonule, 3. Posterior chamber and 4. Anterior chamber with 5. Aqueous...
- sheep lens. Normally, when ciliary muscles are in a relaxed state, the zonules will pull the capsule. Due to this zonular tension anterior lens surface...
- to the posterior lens, where it shares its attachment with the posterior zonule via Weigert's ligament, also known as Egger's line". M P Snead, D R J Snead...