vitreous humour

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noun

1. the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body

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vitreous humour

Müller himself had not only recognised the cellular nature of the notochord, but had observed the cells of the vitreous humour, fat cells and pigment cells, and even the nuclei of cartilage cells.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

There are also three refracting media, the aqueous humour, the lens and the vitreous humour or body.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

Hy′alite, a variety of opal like colourless gum; Hyalīt′is, inflammation of the vitreous humour; Hyalog′raphy, the art of engraving on glass.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

The crystalline lens was remarkably soft, and scarcely of more consistency than the vitreous humour.

From Lachesis Lapponica A Tour in Lapland, Volume 1 by Carl von Linn?

Occasionally the lens, and even a little vitreous humour, may escape at once on the section being completed, but this is not to be desired. b.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell