Meanings
nounposterior chamber (plural posterior chambers)
plural posterior chambers
- anatomyA narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.
Translations
Catalan cambra posterior
- cambra posteriorspace between iris and lens
Dutch achterste oogkamer
- achterste oogkamerspace between iris and lens
German hintere Augenkammer
- hintere Augenkammerspace between iris and lens
Hungarian hátsó szemcsarnok
- hátsó szemcsarnokspace between iris and lens
Latvian mugurējā acs kamera
- mugurējā acs kameraspace between iris and lens
Polish komora tylna oka
- komora tylna okaspace between iris and lens
Russian задняя ка́мера
- задняя ка́мера (zadnjaja kámera)space between iris and lens
Spanish cámara posterior
- cámara posteriorspace between iris and lens
Ukrainian задня камера ока
- задня камера ока (zadnja kamera oka)space between iris and lens
Cite this entry
APA
posterior chamber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterior%20chamber
MLA
“posterior chamber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterior%20chamber. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posterior chamber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posterior%20chamber.
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