Vitreous Body

The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.

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Tree Number(s): A09.371.714.500

MeSH Unique ID: D014822

Entry Terms:

• Bodies, Vitreous
• Body, Vitreous
• Vitreous Bodies
• Vitreous Humor
• Humors, Vitreous
• Humor, Vitreous
• Vitreous Humors

See Also:

• Vitrectomy

All MeSH Categories
Anatomy Category
Sense Organs
Eye
Posterior Eye Segment
Vitreous Body