of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber"
(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it; "glazed pottery"; "glassy porcelain"; "hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures"
Vitreous means made of glass or resembling glass. made of or looking like glass (vitreus, from vitrum )
(VIT-ree-us) The transparent, colorless mass of gel that lies behind lens and in front of retina
the jelly-like substance that filles the cavity inside the posterior part of the eye, behind the pupil and the lens It is 99% water held together with a collagenous (protein) scaffholding When you are young it is a more solid jell like substance, but with age, and in some disease states, it liquifies and precipitates
Soft gelatinous material that fills the back of the eye and sits behind the lens See also Syneresis
A clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye, in between the lens and the retina (see diagram)
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica" of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye; "the vitreous chamber
relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass; "vitreous rocks"; "vitreous silica"
The transparent, colorless mass of gel that lies behind the lens and in front of the retina Small semi-transparent or cloudy particles floating in the vitreous are called spots or floaters
the transparent gelatinous mass occupying the posterior compartment (the space between the crystalline lens and the retina of the eye) which is enclosed by a delicate hyaloid membrane; composed of water (99%), collagen fibrils, highly hydrated hyaluronic acid, halocytes, inorganic salts, sugar, and ascorbic acid; produced by halocytes located peripherally in the vitreous body