Noun: vitreous body
- The clear colourless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
"Floaters in the vitreous body are usually harmless";
- 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