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

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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

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

It is filled with a watery fluid called the aqueous humor.

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

The crystalline humor, or lens, is situated immediately behind the aqueous humor, a short distance back of the pupil, and is a perfectly transparent double convex lens, closely resembling in shape the common burning glass.

From Popular Education For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes by Ira Mayhew