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Vitreous body — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitreous body — vitreous humour … The new mediacal dictionary
vitreous body — noun the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball • Syn: ↑vitreous humor, ↑vitreous humour • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour … Useful english dictionary
vitreous body — the viscous liquid filling the eye between the lens and retina … Dictionary of ichthyology
vitreous body — see crystalline cone … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Vitreous — Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitreous electricity — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitreous humor — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vitreous sponge — Vitreous Vit re*ous, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass; perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous rocks. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vitreous humor — n VITREOUS BODY * * * humor vitreus [TA] the watery substance, resembling aqueous humor, contained within the interstices of the stroma in the vitreous body … Medical dictionary
