- vitreous membrane
- 1. membrana vitrea. 2. lamina basalis choroideae. 3. lamina limitans posterior corneae. 4. hyaline m. (def. 1).
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Vitreous membrane — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = membrana vitrea GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Vitreous membrane not labeled but it surrounds the vitreous, shown in dark blue.) Caption2 = The upper half of a… … Wikipedia
vitreous body — n the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the eyeball posterior to the lens, is enclosed by a delicate hyaloid membrane, and in the adult is nearly homogeneous but in the fetus is pervaded by fibers with minute nuclei at their points of… … Medical dictionary
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
Vitreous — A clear, jelly like substance that fills the middle of the eye. Also called the vitreous humor, humor in medicine referring to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. * * * 1. Glassy; resembling glass. 2. SYN: v. body. [L. vitreus, glassy, fr. vitrum,… … Medical dictionary
Epiretinal membrane — Infobox Disease Name = Epiretinal membrane Caption = DiseasesDB = 31161 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|362.56 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = oph eMedicineTopic = 396 MeshID = D019773 [ Macular pucker. Most cases of Epiretinal membrane are… … Wikipedia
Posterior vitreous detachment — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Schematic diagram of the human eye. DiseasesDB = 31271 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = A posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) is a condition of the eye… … Wikipedia
Inner limiting membrane — [[Image: |250px|]] Section of retina. (Membrana limitans interna labeled at right, at top … Wikipedia
hyaloid membrane — n a very delicate membrane enclosing the vitreous body of the eye * * * the transparent membrane that surrounds the vitreous humour of the eye, separating it from the retina. * * * membrana vitrea … Medical dictionary
Bruch's membrane — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = lamina basalis choroideae GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = MapPos = MapCaption = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = Bruch+membrane MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = l 02… … Wikipedia
Descemet's membrane — Vertical section of human cornea from near the margin. (Waldeyer.) Magnified. 1. Epithelium. 2. Anterior elastic lamina. 3. substantia propria. 4. Posterior elastic lamina. (Descemet s membrane) 5. Endothelium of the anterior chamber. a … Wikipedia
