Zinn,
Johann Gottfried, German anatomist, 1727-1759. Zinn artery - Synonym(s): central artery of retina
Zinn membrane - the anterior layer of the iris.
Zinn ring - a fibrous ring that surrounds the optic canal and the medial part of the superior orbital fissure. Synonym(s):
common tendinous ring;
Zinn ligament;
Zinn tendon Zinn vascular circle - a network of branches of the short ciliary arteries on the sclera around the point of entrance of the optic nerve. Synonym(s):
vascular circle of optic nerve;
Zinn corona Zinn zonule - a series of delicate meridional fibers arising from the inner surface of the orbiculus ciliaris and that run in bundles between and in a very thin layer over the ciliary processes. Synonym(s): ciliary zonule
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