lens of the eye

1. Biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye;
   Its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina (synset 105327912)
   is a type of: organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
   has:

   • cortex, lens cortex - the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus
   • lens capsule - a tenuous mesoblastic membrane surrounding the lens of the eye
   is a part of: eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
   same as: crystalline lens, lens

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