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vitreous humor
noun
: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the eyeball posterior to the lens see eye illustration
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This conclusion was reached after complete toxicological analyses on urine, blood and vitreous humor, carried out in a very short time.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024
Glass replaces the jelly-like vitreous humor.
—Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2014
Floaters are bits of protein in the jelly-like fluid in the back of the eye, called the vitreous humor, which cast a shadow on the retina.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2023
Jorgensen said the eye is filled with a gel-like substance that exchanges in the body more slowly than blood or urine, so drugs taken much earlier that may have already passed through other parts of the body could show up in the vitreous humor.
—Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Vitreous humor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vitreous%20humor. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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vitreous humor
noun
vit·re·ous humor
ˈvi-trē-əs-
: the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the eyeball behind the lens
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