aqueous humor

noun

, Anatomy.

the limpid watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye.

aqueous humor

The clear, watery fluid that fills the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens.

First recorded in 1635–45

The iris is a kind of curtain, covering the aqueous humor—aqueous is from the Latin aqua, water.

The aqueous humor will escape, and a large bunch of fungus will start up in the place of the ulcer occupied.

The two chambers are lined by a thin layer, the secreting membrane of the aqueous humor.

The aqueous humor becomes slightly turbid in acute attacks, coagulating more readily than the normal.

In the healthy eye the aqueous humor, lens, and vitreous humor are clear, and do not in any way obstruct the passage of the light.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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