aqueous humor

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. the limpid watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye.

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aqueous humor Scientific  

1. The clear, watery fluid that fills the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens.

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Etymology

Origin of aqueous humor

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

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

The eye is nourished by a clear fluid called the aqueous humor that keeps the eyeball inflated, plump and healthy.

From Washington Post

The iris is a kind of curtain, covering the aqueous humor—aqueous is from the Latin aqua, water.

From Project Gutenberg

The aqueous humor will escape, and a large bunch of fungus will start up in the place of the ulcer occupied.

From Project Gutenberg

The two chambers are lined by a thin layer, the secreting membrane of the aqueous humor.

From Project Gutenberg