vitreous humour

noun

1. the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body

Example Sentences

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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