| English noun: crystalline lens | |||
| 1. | crystalline lens (body) biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focuses light on the retina | ||
| Synonyms | lens, lens of the eye | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organ | ||
| Part holonym | cortex, lens capsule, lens cortex | ||
| Part meronym | eye, oculus, optic | ||