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" Membrane, with an opening in the centre called the pupil, which separates the anterior from the posterior chamber of the eye ; it is of various colours in different persons, and hence the name. "
Lexicon Scientiarum: A Dictionary of Terms Used in the Various Branches of ... - Page 128
by Henry McMurtrie - 1847 - 246 pages
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Lexicon Scientiarum: A Dictionary of Terms, Etc

Henry McMurtrie - 1851 - 272 pages
...I'RIS, Anat., Gr., Ipij (Iris), the fabulous messenger of Jupiter and Juno ; so called from ttpw (eiro), to announce — the same in heathen mythology with...acted on by certain stimuli. ISCHIAT'IC, Anat., Gr., iaxun> (iskion), the haunch. This term is seldom used in modern times, the first letter being usually...
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The Physiology of Man: Special senses. generation

Austin Flint - Physiology - 1874 - 534 pages
...readily seen, and is most apparent at the sixth month. The membrane is thin, transparent, and completely separates the anterior from the posterior chamber of the eye. It is provided with vessels derived from the arteries of the iris, anastomosing with each other and turning...
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Handbook of physiology

Austin Flint - 1905 - 994 pages
...readily seen. It is most distinct at the sixth month. The membrane is thin and transparent and completely separates the anterior from the posterior chamber of the eye. It is provided with vessels derived from the arteries of the iris, anastomosing with each other and turning...
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