vitreous body

noun

1. a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina

Example Sentences

The vitreous body or humour is a jelly which fills all the contents of the eyeball behind the lens.

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Closet bowls of today are made of vitreous body which does not permit crazing or discoloring of the ware.

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The vitreous body plays a part in the refraction of the light.

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This vitreous body is enclosed in an expansion of the optic nerve.

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