Phrase guide

vitreous humour

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The clear gel that fills the eyeball between the lens and the retina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, UK

Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vitreous humor, vitreous body

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: humor vitri — clear gel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玻璃體 /玻璃体 (bōlítǐ) — clear gel
  • Czech: sklivec — clear gel
  • Finnish: lasiainen — clear gel
  • French: corps vitré — clear gel
  • French: humeur vitrée — clear gel
  • French: corps hyalin — clear gel
  • German: Glaskörper — clear gel
  • Hungarian: üvegtest — clear gel
  • Indonesian: cairan vitreus — clear gel
  • Irish: lionn gloiní — clear gel
  • Italian: corpo vitreo — clear gel
  • Italian: umore vitreo — clear gel
  • Japanese: 硝子体 (shōshitai) — clear gel
  • Japanese: ガラス体 (garasu-tai) — clear gel
  • Northern Kurdish: şileya şûşeyî — clear gel
  • Latvian: stiklveida ķermenis — clear gel
  • Malay: gelemaca — clear gel
  • Māori: piakamo — clear gel
  • Polish: ciało szkliste — clear gel
  • Portuguese: humor vítreo — clear gel
  • Portuguese: corpo vítreo — clear gel
  • Romanian: corp vitros — clear gel
  • Romanian: umoare sticloasă — clear gel
  • Russian: стеклови́дное те́ло (steklovídnoje télo) — clear gel
  • Spanish: humor vítreo — clear gel
  • Swedish: glaskropp — clear gel
  • Turkish: camsı sıvı — clear gel
  • Ukrainian: склови́дне ті́ло (sklovýdne tílo) — clear gel
  • Ukrainian: скли́сте ті́ло (sklýste tílo) — clear gel
  • Welsh: hylif gwydrog — clear gel