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Lying behind the cornea, the iris is the eyeas equivalent of a cameraas shutter.— MyLinkVault Newest Links
Seeing white all around the iris is the sweetest candy.— Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
If it does, the iris is almost certainly projected forwards and entangled in the blade of the knife, a most annoying accident, and one which is not easily remedied.— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners
By varying the size of the pupil, the iris is able to regulate the amount of light which passes through and it employs for this purpose two sets of muscular fibers.— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools
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