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nounThe clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.
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nounthe clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball
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Catalan humor vitri
- humor vitriclear gel
Chinese Mandarin 玻璃體 /玻璃体
- 玻璃體 /玻璃体 (bōlítǐ)clear gel
Czech sklivec
- sklivecclear gel
Finnish lasiainen
- lasiainenclear gel
French corps vitré, humeur vitrée
- corps vitréclear gel
- humeur vitréeclear gel
- corps hyalinclear gel
German Glaskörper
- Glaskörperclear gel
Hungarian üvegtest
- üvegtestclear gel
Indonesian cairan vitreus
- cairan vitreusclear gel
Irish lionn gloiní
- lionn gloiníclear gel
Italian corpo vitreo, umore vitreo
- corpo vitreoclear gel
- umore vitreoclear gel
Japanese 硝子体, ガラス体
- 硝子体 (shōshitai)clear gel
- ガラス体 (garasu-tai)clear gel
Latvian stiklveida ķermenis
- stiklveida ķermenisclear gel
Malay gelemaca
- gelemacaclear gel
Māori piakamo
- piakamoclear gel
Polish ciało szkliste
- ciało szklisteclear gel
Portuguese humor vítreo, corpo vítreo
- humor vítreoclear gel
- corpo vítreoclear gel
Romanian corp vitros, umoare sticloasă
- corp vitrosclear gel
- umoare sticloasăclear gel
Russian стеклови́дное те́ло
- стеклови́дное те́ло (steklovídnoje télo)clear gel
Spanish humor vítreo
- humor vítreoclear gel
Swedish glaskropp
- glaskroppclear gel
Turkish camsı sıvı
- camsı sıvıclear gel
Ukrainian склови́дне ті́ло, скли́сте ті́ло
- склови́дне ті́ло (sklovýdne tílo)clear gel
- скли́сте ті́ло (sklýste tílo)clear gel
Welsh hylif gwydrog
- hylif gwydrogclear gel
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APA
vitreous humour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreous%20humour
MLA
“vitreous humour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreous%20humour. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vitreous humour,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vitreous%20humour.
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