WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cil′iary bod′y, [Anat.]
  1. Anatomythe part of the tunic of the eye, between the choroid coat and the iris, consisting chiefly of the ciliary muscle and the ciliary processes.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ciliary body n
  1. the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
'ciliary body' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
uvea - ciliary muscle - ciliary process

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