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aque·ous hu·mour

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aqueous humor, aqueous humournoun

    the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens

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  1. aqueous humournoun

    The clear, watery fluid that fills the front of the eye between the cornea and the crystalline lens.

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  1. Aqueous humour

    The aqueous humour is a transparent water-like fluid similar to plasma, but containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary body, a structure supporting the lens of the eyeball. It fills both the anterior and the posterior chambers of the eye, and is not to be confused with the vitreous humour, which is located in the space between the lens and the retina, also known as the posterior cavity or vitreous chamber. Blood cannot normally enter the eyeball.

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  1. aqueous humour

    Aqueous humour is a transparent, watery fluid similar to plasma, but containing low protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary processes in the eye and fills both the anterior and the posterior chambers. The main function of the aqueous humour is to provide nutrients to the cornea and lens, as well as to maintain intraocular pressure in the eye. This fluid is constantly produced and drains out of the eye through the trabecular meshwork, at the angle where the cornea and iris meet. Any imbalance between the production and drainage of the aqueous humor may result in increased intraocular pressure which can lead to glaucoma.

Wikidata

  1. Aqueous humour

    The aqueous humor is a transparent, gelatinous fluid similar to plasma, but containing low-protein concentrations. It is secreted from the ciliary epithelium, a structure supporting the lens. It is located in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye, the space between the lens and the cornea. It is not to be confused with vitreous humour, which is contained within the larger cavity of the eye behind the lens.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of aqueous humour in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of aqueous humour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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