long ciliary nerve

long ciliary nerve

English

Noun

long ciliary nerve (plural long ciliary nerves)

1. (neuroanatomy) 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.

   Coordinate terms: anterior ethmoidal nerve, infratrochlear nerve, posterior ethmoidal nerve

Translations

branch of nasociliary nerve

Chinese: Mandarin: 睫狀長神經／睫状长神经 (jiézhuàngchángshénjīng); 長睫狀神經／长睫状神经 (cháng jiézhuàng shénjīng)

See also

• short ciliary nerve

References

• “long ciliary nerve”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary