Vitreous Body
"Vitreous Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014822
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.714.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Vitreous Body- Vitreous Body
- Bodies, Vitreous
- Body, Vitreous
- Vitreous Bodies
- Vitreous Humor
- Humor, Vitreous
- Humors, Vitreous
- Vitreous Humors
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