See Also: bromelin(medicine)
bromelin(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Zinn's ring(medicine)
Zinn, Johann(medicine)
Zinn's zonule(medicine)
Zinn's tendon(medicine)
Zinn's membrane(medicine)
Zinn's ligament(medicine)
Zinn's corona(medicine)

Zinn's ligament (medicine) and bromelin (medicine)


Zinn's ligament (medicine)


Zinn's ligament -->
common tendinous ring


A fibrous ring that surrounds the optic canal and the medial part of the superior orbital fissure; it gives origin to the four rectus muscles of the eye and is partially fused with the sheath of the optic nerve.

Synonym: annulus tendineus communis, Zinn's ligament, Zinn's ring, Zinn's tendon.


bromelin (medicine)


bromelin


One of a group of peptide hydrolases, all thiol proteinases, obtained from pineapple stem; used in tenderizing meats and in producing hydrolysates of proteins; orally administered in the treatment of inflammation and oedema of soft tissues associated with traumatic injury.