aqueous humour
Britishnoun
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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
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
On withdrawing the cataract knife, the aqueous humour gets out by its side, aided by a slight turn of the knife, sometimes with great force, and in much larger quantity than usual.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
He studied the habits of the rod-like organisms, and found the aqueous humour an ox's eye to be particularly suitable for their nutria.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
The Aqueous Humour.—Intransparency of the aqueous humour is always due to some exudation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
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