irian

See also: irían and Irian

English

Adjective

irian (not comparable)

1. (dated) Of or relating to the iris.
   • 1853, Robley Dunglison, Medical Lexicon:

     The iris receives the irian nerves.

   • 1914, Charles Heady Beard, Ophthalmic semiology and diagnosis:

     The study of this narrowing of the confines of the cavity by adhesions between the iris and the cornea, or ankylosis of the irian angle, is an interesting and important feature of ocular semiology.

Synonyms

• iridic

References

• “irian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• INRIA, Inari, Irani, Riina, inari