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Zinn's ligament
Also known as:
Zinn's ring
Zinn's tendon
Synonyms:
Annulus tendineus communis, circulus vasculosus nervi optici, common annular tendon, common tendinous ring, common tendinous ring of extraocular muscles, ligamentum Zinni.
Associated persons:
Johann Gottfried Zinn
Description:
Connective tissue giving attachment to the rectus muscles of the eyeball.
Bibliography:
- J. G. Zinn:
Descriptio anatomica oculi humani. Göttingen, B. Abrami Vandenhoeck, 1755.
- Clayton L. Thomas, editor:
Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F. A. Davis Company, Philadelphia; 1986.
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