long ciliary nerve (English, noun)
expansion: long ciliary nerve (plural long ciliary nerves)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
neuroanatomy
neurology
neuroscience
sciences
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: long ciliary nerves
tags: plural