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

Derived forms: vitreous humors

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

Encyclopedia: Vitreous humor