aqueous humour
Britishnoun
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Another case was that of a young man who had lost his sight by the puncture of an awl, and the discharge of the aqueous humour through the wound.
From Evidence of Christianity by Paley, William
The aqueous humour should not escape till the section is completed.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
This must be very gently withdrawn so as to retain as much aqueous humour as possible.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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
The skin in front of the future eye becomes depressed, the depression increases and assumes the form of a sac, which changes into the aqueous humour and lens.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
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