vitreous body

vitreous body

n.

The vitreous humor.

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vitreous body

n

(Anatomy) a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina

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vitreous body - the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball vitreous humor, 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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