vitreous humour
Britishnoun
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The chamber is filled with an ionic liquid that mimics the vitreous humour — the gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina in the human eye.
From Nature
People who are very short-sighted can have thinner retinas, which can tear more easily if there are any changes to the gel-like material inside the eye, called the vitreous humour, leading to detachment.
From Nature
The expression of sEH and the accumulation of 19,20-dihydroxydocosapentaenoic acid were increased in diabetic mouse retinas and in the retinas and vitreous humour of patients with diabetes.
From Nature
The Vitreous Humour.—The vitreous humour loses its transparency owing to exudation from the inflamed ciliary body or choroid.
From Project Gutenberg
The one beyond this, and next the retina, is called the vitreous humour, from its resemblance to glass.
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