Definition

1. Noun:
   • The clear, colorless, transparent jelly that fills the large chamber of the eyeball: The vitreous body is a gel-like substance that occupies the space between the lens and the retina, helping to maintain the eye's shape and optical properties.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The ophthalmologist examined the patient's vitreous body for signs of floaters.
  • An injury can cause the vitreous body to detach from the retina.
  • The vitreous body helps transmit light to the retina.

Advanced Usage

• "Vitreous body detachment": A condition where the gel separates from the retina, often causing visual disturbances like flashes or floaters.
  • Sudden onset of many floaters may indicate a vitreous body detachment.

Variants and Related Words

• Vitreous humor: A synonymous term for the vitreous body.
  • The vitreous humor is composed mostly of water and collagen.
• Vitreous (adj): Having the nature of glass; glassy, transparent. Often used in anatomical and material science contexts.
  • The sample had a vitreous luster.

Synonyms

• Vitreous humor: The clear gel filling the eyeball.
• Vitreous: (When used as a noun in specific contexts) Referring to this bodily substance.

Notes on Meaning

• The term specifically refers to the gelatinous content of the eye's posterior chamber. It is distinct from the aqueous humor, which is a watery fluid in the eye's anterior chamber.
• It is an anatomical term primarily used in medical, biological, and optometry contexts.

Noun

1. the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball