Meaning Aqueous humor
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In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. It is a clear, watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the cornea; it is secreted by the ciliary processes. The humors were part of an ancient theory that health came from [..]
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Term used to refer to the liquid that gives nourishment to the structures inside the rear segment of an animal's eye.
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(a´kwe-us) The watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. arachnoid mater
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refers to the clear, sticky fluid that occupies the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. The fluid is produced by the epithelium of the ciliary processes, which comprise part of the ciliary bod [..]
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Transparent fluid that flows between the chambers of the eye.
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the clear fluid contained between the iris and cornea that provides necessary nutrients to the lens and cornea. When this fluid cannot drain, it creates unrelieved pressure that can result in Glaucoma [..]
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Clear watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the cornea. It is secreted by the ciliary processes.
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Clear fluid that fills the front part of the eye.
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The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the Crystalline Lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the Metabolism of [..]
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The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the metabolism of [..]
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<physiology> A transparent liquid contained in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye, produced by the ciliary process it passes to the venous system via the canal of Schlemm. (27 Sep 1997)
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In the eye, a nutritive, watery fluid between the cornea and the lens that focuses incoming light rays and maintains the shape of the eyeball.
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(anatomy) aqueous humour|lang=en
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