phacocyst

capsule of lens

[TA]

the capsule enclosing the lens of the eye to which the zonular fibers attach.

Synonym(s): capsula lentis [TA], crystalline capsule, lens capsule, lenticular capsule, phacocyst

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phacocyst

(făk′ō-sĭst) [Gr. phakos, lens, + kystis, a sac]

The capsule of the crystalline lens.

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