Vitreous detachment
vitreous detachment n.
The separation of the peripheral vitreous humor from the retina.
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- Vitreous hernia
vitreous hernia n. Internal prolapse of the vitreous humor into the anterior chamber of the eye; it may follow removal or displacement of the lens from the lenticular space.
- Vitreous-humor
noun, Anatomy. 1. the transparent gelatinous substance filling the eyeball behind the crystalline lens. vitreous humor n. The clear gelatinous substance that fills the eyeball between the retina and the lens. The vitreous body. vitreous humor The gelatinous substance that fills the chamber of the eye between the retina and the lens.
- Vitreous humour
noun 1. the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
- Vitreous lamella
vitreous lamella or vit·re·al lamella (vĭt’rē-əl) n. See basal layer of choroid.
- Vitreous membrane
vitreous membrane n. A condensation of fine collagen fibers in the cortex of the vitreous body. Also called hyaloid membrane. See limiting layer of cornea. See basal layer of choroid.