vitreous humor

noun

The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.

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vitreous bodyvitreous fluidvitreous jellyvitreous humour
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Meanings

nounvitreous humor (plural vitreous humors)

plural vitreous humors · alternative Commonwealth vitreous humour

  1. USmedicineThe clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.

    Synonyms: vitreous body, vitreous fluid, vitreous jelly

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.

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vitreous bodyvitreous fluidvitreous jelly

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball

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vitreous humourvitreous body
Broader
liquid body substancebodily fluidbody fluid
Also see
vitreous bodyvitreous fluidvitreous humourvitreous jelly

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MLA

“vitreous humor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreous%20humor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitreous humor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreous%20humor.

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