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vitreous humour

noun

  1. the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The chamber is filled with an ionic liquid that mimics the vitreous humour — the gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina in the human eye.

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People who are very short-sighted can have thinner retinas, which can tear more easily if there are any changes to the gel-like material inside the eye, called the vitreous humour, leading to detachment.

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The expression of sEH and the accumulation of 19,20-dihydroxydocosapentaenoic acid were increased in diabetic mouse retinas and in the retinas and vitreous humour of patients with diabetes.

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There are also three refracting media, the aqueous humour, the lens and the vitreous humour or body.

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The one beyond this, and next the retina, is called the vitreous humour, from its resemblance to glass.

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