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Retinal Artery

Medical Definition: Central retinal artery and its branches. It arises from the ophthalmic artery, pierces the optic nerve and runs through its center, enters the eye through the porus opticus and branches to supply the retina.
Guide Notes: retinal artery dis: coord IM with RETINAL DISEASES (IM), not VASCULAR DISEASES
Previously Indexed: Retinal Vessels (1966-1972)

Retinal Artery Medical Definitions and Terms

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