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
Sclerotic, retina, choroid, vitreous humour, lens, aqueous humour, all are present.
From On the Genesis of Species by Mivart, St. George
The aqueous humour, so called from its resemblance to water, fills up all the space between the cornea and the crystalline humour.
From Popular Lectures on Zoonomia Or The Laws of Animal Life, in Health and Disease by Garnett, Thomas
This must be very gently withdrawn so as to retain as much aqueous humour as possible.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
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