aqueous humour

aqueous humour
The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the vitreous humour.

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  • aqueous humour — ► NOUN ▪ the clear fluid in the eyeball in front of the lens …   English terms dictionary

  • aqueous humour — noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens • Syn: ↑aqueous humor • Hypernyms: ↑liquid body substance, ↑bodily fluid, ↑body fluid, ↑humor, ↑humour * * * aqueous humour …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aqueous humour — The aqueous humor is a thick watery substance that is between the lens and the cornea.LocationsThe anterior segment is the front third of the eye that includes the structures in front of the vitreous humor: the cornea, iris, ciliary body, and… …   Wikipedia

  • aqueous humour — ▪ physiology       optically clear, slightly alkaline liquid that occupies the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye (eye, human) (the space in front of the iris and lens and the ringlike space encircling the lens). The aqueous humour… …   Universalium

  • aqueous humour — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms aqueous humour : singular aqueous humour plural aqueous humours medical the transparent liquid that fills the eye between the back of the cornea and the front of the iris and lens …   English dictionary

  • aqueous humour — the watery fluid that fills the chamber of the eye immediately behind the cornea and in front of the lens. It is continually being formed chiefly by capillaries of the ciliary processes and it drains away into Schlemm s canal, at the junction of… …   Medical dictionary

  • aqueous humour — noun the clear fluid in the eyeball in front of the lens …   English new terms dictionary

  • aqueous humour — the watery fluid that fills the chamber of the eye immediately behind the cornea and in front of the lens. It is continually being formed – chiefly by capillaries of the ciliary processes – and it drains away into Schlemm s canal, at the junction …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • aqueous humour — /ˌækwiəs ˈhjumə/ (say .akweeuhs hyoohmuh) noun the limpid watery fluid which fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye …  

  • Aqueous solution — Aqueous redirects here. For the fluid in the eye, see Aqueous humour. The first solvation shell of a sodium ion dissolved in water An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is usually shown in chemical equations by… …   Wikipedia

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