tendinous ring of Zinn

-ˈzin,

-tsin

: a fibrous membrane surrounding the optic foramen and serving as a common origin for the rectus muscles of the eye

Word History

Etymology

after Johann G. Zinn †1759 German physician and botanist

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Rhymes for tendinous ring of Zinn

• akin
• auxin
• buckskin
• chagrin
• deerskin
• foreskin
• fuchsin
• herein
• kingpin
• linchpin
• pigskin
• pinyin