aqueous humor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of aqueous humor
First recorded in 1635–45
Example Sentences
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The findings were published in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science under the title "Metabolomic profiling of aqueous humor from glaucoma patients identifies metabolites with anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective potential in mice."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
It is filled with a watery fluid called the aqueous humor.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This will open perforations at the base of the cornea, allowing for the drainage of aqueous humor from the anterior compartment of the eye and, therefore, reducing intraocular pressure related to glaucoma.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Leukoma is opacity of the eye's cornea, that transparent coating which shields the iris and the pupil and is supported by the aqueous humor.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the inflammation progresses, the cornea becomes milky in appearance and the aqueous humor may show a precipitate toward the bottom of the anterior chamber.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
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