vitreous humor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of vitreous humor
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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The treatment we received for our detached retina was an operation called a vitrectomy, which entails the removal of the vitreous humor from the eyeball’s posterior chamber.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2015
The posterior cavity is filled with a more viscous fluid called the vitreous humor.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The vitreous humor, the substance that fills two-thirds of the eyeball, is vital to vision.
From Time Magazine Archive
As for the inside, where the vitreous humor may become clouded or lost through injury, one surgeon is using a synthetic like molasses in January.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cornea and aqueous humors are convexo-concave, the vitreous humor is concavo-convex, while the crystalline humor is a convexo-convex medium.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin
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