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vitreous humor

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vitreous humor
n.
The clear gelatinous substance that fills the eyeball between the retina and the lens.
vitreous humor
The gelatinous substance that fills the chamber of the eye between the retina and the lens.
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Noun1.vitreous humor - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeballvitreous humor - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
vitreous body, vitreous humour
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
hyaluronic acid - a viscous mucopolysaccharide found in the connective tissue space and the synovial fluid of movable joints and the humors of the eye; a cementing and protective substance
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