Anatomy
vitreous body
vit·re·ous bod·y [ vi-tree-uhs bod-ee ]
Subclass of:
Posterior eyeball segment
Definitions related to vitreous body:
  • (eye, vitreous) The clear gelatinous material that occupies the space between the lens and the retina.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A clear, avascular, gelatinous body that occupies the posterior chamber of the eye. It is bounded by the retina except anteriorly where it lies adjacent to the lens and iris.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Mucoid tissue in the vitreous chamber of the eyeball. Examples: There are only two instances, right and left vitreous bodies.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • Organ component of eyeball which consists of mucoid tissue in the vitreous chamber. Examples: There are only two instances, right and left vitreous bodies.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Transparent gel filling the inner portion of the eyeball between the lens and the retina.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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