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.
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