| musculus dilator iridis | <anatomy> The radial muscular fibres extending from the sphincter pupillae to the ciliary margin; some anatomists regard them as elastic, not muscular, in humans. Synonym: musculus dilator pupillae, dilator iridis, dilator of pupil, musculus dilator iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dilator iridis | <anatomy> The radial muscular fibres extending from the sphincter pupillae to the ciliary margin; some anatomists regard them as elastic, not muscular, in humans. Synonym: musculus dilator pupillae, dilator iridis, dilator of pupil, musculus dilator iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| musculus dilator | <anatomy> A muscle which opens an orifice or dilates the lumen of an organ; it is the dilating or opening component of a pylorus (the other component is the sphincter muscle). Synonym: musculus dilatator, musculus dilator. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus dilator naris | See: nasalis muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus dilator pupillae | <anatomy> The radial muscular fibres extending from the sphincter pupillae to the ciliary margin; some anatomists regard them as elastic, not muscular, in humans. Synonym: musculus dilator pupillae, dilator iridis, dilator of pupil, musculus dilator iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus dilator pylori gastroduodenalis | The longitudinal muscular fibres that open the gastroduodenal junction. Synonym: musculus dilator pylori gastroduodenalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus dilator pylori ilealis | The longitudinal muscular fibres that open the ileal orifice at the level of the caecocolic junction. Synonym: musculus dilator pylori ilealis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| musculus dilator tubae | That portion of musculus tensor veli palatini that attaches to the mucous membrane of the auditory tube; formerly described as a separate muscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angulus iridis | The acute angle between the iris and the cornea at the periphery of the anterior chamber of the eye. Synonym: angulus iridocornealis, angle of iris, angulus iridis, filtration angle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annulus iridis | Either of two zones on the anterior surface of the iris, separated by a circular line concentric with the pupillary border. Synonym: annulus iridis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annulus iridis major | The outer, broader of the two zones of the iris. Synonym: annulus iridis major. (05 Mar 2000) |
| annulus iridis minor | The narrow inner zone of the iris. Synonym: annulus iridis minor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atresia iridis | Congenital absence of the pupillary opening. Synonym: atretopsia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo ciliaris iridis | The peripheral border of the iris attached to the ciliary body. Synonym: margo ciliaris iridis, ciliary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| margo pupillaris iridis | The inner border of the iris that forms the edge of the pupil. Synonym: margo pupillaris iridis, pupillary margin of iris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vitiligo iridis | Small white patches in brown irides. (05 Mar 2000) |