Vitreous Body

Synonyms

Bodies, Vitreous

Body, Vitreous

Humor, Vitreous

Humors, Vitreous

Vitreous Bodies

Vitreous Humor

Vitreous Humors

The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.

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