Ziliarmuskel
ciliary muscle (controls lens curvature for focusing)
noun TSIL-ee-ar-mus-kel Rare
Origin: from Latin ciliaris (relating to eyelashes/eyelid)
Usage Note
Ziliarmuskel controls the curvature of the eye's lens during accommodation. Its tension or relaxation determines focus for near or distant objects; digital eye strain (digitale Augenbelastung) involves excessive ciliary muscle activity.
Examples
"Dauerhafte Bildschirmarbeit ermüdet den Ziliarmuskel stark."
Natural Translation
Prolonged screen work greatly fatigues the ciliary muscle.
Literal Translation
Permanent screen-work fatigues the ciliary-muscle greatly.
Related Words
- Akkommodation accommodation (focusing adjustment of the eye lens)
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- Dunkeladaptation dark adaptation (eye adjustment from light to darkness)
- Dämmerungssehen twilight vision, scotopic vision
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