aqueous humour
Britishnoun
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The first occupies the space immediately behind the cornea, and is called the aqueous humour, f f, from its liquidity and its resemblance to water.
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Jones, Thomas P.
B. The rodlets after three hours' culture in a drop of aqueous humour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
The composition of the vitreous is practically the same as that of the aqueous humour.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
With a drop of the aqueous humour he mixed tiniest speck of a liquid containing the rods, placed the drop under his microscope, warmed it suitably, and observed the subsequent action.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
The pupil must then be kept freely dilated, the wound heals at once, and the aqueous humour reaccumulates.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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