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Noun: vitreous body
  1. The clear colourless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
    - vitreous humor [US], vitreous humour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: vitreous bodies

Type of: bodily fluid, body fluid, humor [US], humour [Brit, Cdn], liquid body substance

Encyclopedia: Vitreous body