Meanings
nounaqueous humour (plural aqueous humours)
plural aqueous humours
- medicineThe clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
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Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan humor aquós
- humor aquósthe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Chinese Mandarin 房水
- 房水 (fángshuǐ)the fluid that fills the front of the eye
Finnish kammioneste
- kammionestethe fluid that fills the front of the eye
French humeur aqueuse
- humeur aqueusethe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Hungarian csarnokvíz
- csarnokvízthe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Irish lionn uiscí
- lionn uiscíthe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Māori waikaru
- waikaruthe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Portuguese humor aquoso
- humor aquosothe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Romanian umoare apoasă
- umoare apoasăthe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Spanish humor acuoso
- humor acuosothe fluid that fills the front of the eye
Cite this entry
APA
aqueous humour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueous%20humour
MLA
“aqueous humour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueous%20humour. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aqueous humour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aqueous%20humour.
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