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PRONUNCIATION OF VITREOUS HUMOUR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VITREOUS HUMOUR

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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
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exclamation
Vitreous humour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VITREOUS HUMOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vitreous humour

The vitreous humour or vitreous humor is the clear gel that fills the space between the lens and the retina of the eyeball of humans and other vertebrates. It is often referred to as the vitreous body or simply "the vitreous".

Definition of vitreous humour in the English dictionary

The definition of vitreous humour in the dictionary is the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VITREOUS HUMOUR

vitrage
vitrail
vitrailled
vitraillist
vitrain
vitrectomy
vitreoretinal traction
vitreosity
vitreous
vitreous body
vitreous silica
vitreously
vitreousness
vitrescence
vitrescent
vitrescibility
vitrescible
vitreum
vitric
vitrifaction

WORDS THAT END LIKE VITREOUS HUMOUR

amour
aqueous humour
armour
black humour
brain tumour
cardinal humour
dishumour
gallows humour
glamour
humour
ill humour
lavatory humour
out of humour
peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour
rumour
secondary tumour
sense of humour
Seymour
toilet humour
tumour

Synonyms and antonyms of vitreous humour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vitreous humour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VITREOUS HUMOUR

Find out the translation of vitreous humour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vitreous humour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vitreous humour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

玻璃体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

humor vítreo
570 millions of speakers

English

vitreous humour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कांच का हास्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

النكتة الزجاجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стекловидное тело
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

humor vítreo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঠিন রসিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vitré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Humor vitreous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glaskörper
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

硝子体液
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유리체 유머
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vitreous humor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thủy tinh thể
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணாடியாலான நகைச்சுவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काचिक विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vitröz mizahı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vitreo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szklista
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

склоподібне тіло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

umor vitros
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υαλοειδές υγρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vitreous humor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glaskroppen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glasslegemet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vitreous humour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VITREOUS HUMOUR»

The term «vitreous humour» is normally little used and occupies the 143.926 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VITREOUS HUMOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vitreous humour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vitreous humour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vitreous humour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VITREOUS HUMOUR»

Discover the use of vitreous humour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vitreous humour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of practical Surgery
As the crystalline is both thinner and softer at that part, the instrument will be liable tn pass through both sides of the ciipsule, anil «nterthe vitreous humour. This humour having no longer any burner tn its escape, is liable to be forced out by the ...
Samuel Cooper, 1818
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The Hospital Autopsy: A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy ...
Vitreous humour is often of more use for biochemical analyses than blood. Although vitreous humour tends to be more viscous than normal human serum, most multichannel analysers will analyse samples of vitreous humour satisfactorily.
Julian L. Burton, Guy Rutty, 2010
3
Diana Inquest: The French Cover-Up
Forrest: “Normally you expect a vitreous humour alcohol concentration to be higher than the blood/alcohol concentration. The reason for this is ... that the vitreous humour is much more watery than the blood.” - Forrest: “it takes a bit of time for ...
John Morgan
4
The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review Or ...
We are not sure if we are warranted in concluding that Mr. Hulke considers such changes in the retinal vessels to be the earliest lesions in glaucoma, followed by those he describes in the vitreous humour ; while the changes in the colour of ...
‎1859
5
The Medico-chirurgical Review
size and firm, and sometimes its capsule thickened and scabrous, bearing marks of inflammation, and, instead of the healthy vitreous humour, containing a yellow gellatinous fluid. The tremulous iris, Mr. Travers believes to be connected with a ...
James Johnson, 1823
6
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Practical Medicine
that instead of rising up by its upper edge, the vitreous humour, which appears black because it is transparent, and allows the black pigment beneath to be seen through, is perceived pushing forwards between it and the iris. Nothing can ...
‎1834
7
British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review
The nearer you approach the vitreous humour, more especially when it is partially obscured, so much the more do the posterior parts serve to stop the light, and it becomes concentrated upon the smaller objects in the anterior portion of the ...
‎1855
8
The Lancet London: A Journal of British and Foreign ...
This is the expedient recommended by Wenzel and Ware, and it answers the purpose extremely well ; the third unfortunate circumstance which sometimes occurs, is the loss of a portion of the vitreous humour, arising from some undue ...
‎1824
9
The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science
that instead of rising up by its upper edge, the vitreous humour, which appears black because it is transparent, and allows the black pigment beneath to be seen through, is perceived pushing forwards between it and the iris. Nothing can ...
‎1834
10
London Medical and Surgical Journal
But I have never yet seen the lens reascend after being fairly reclined, and deeply imbedded in the vitreous humour. Scarpa distinctly says, that he does not recollect a single case in the whole course of his practice, in which the lens returned ...
‎1837

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VITREOUS HUMOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vitreous humour is used in the context of the following news items.
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2-in-1 operation to banish blind spots and stop cataracts
As we get older, the vitreous humour - the jelly-like substance filling the main cavity of the eye - slowly degenerates. This can cause it to separate from the retina, ... «Daily Mail, Aug 15»
2
Review: What are those floaty things in your eye?
... visuals help to illustrate typical floaters (muscae volitantes) as benign detritus which cast shadows on the retina as light passes through the vitreous humour. «Optometry Today, Jul 15»
3
Cambridge Sensotec explains SF6 and its use within Ophthalmology
During a vitrectomy, an ophthalmologist (medically trained eye specialists), will remove the vitreous humour, a clear gel-like substance that lies behind the iris. «gasworld, Jul 15»
4
What Are These Strange Things Floating Around In Your Eye?
The eye contains a clear, jelly-like substance called Vitreous Humour that helps maintain the shape of the eyeball. Floaters are suspended in this substance, ... «2DayFM, Apr 15»
5
An open and shutter case of a blinking biological wonder
Inside, between the front and the back of the eye, is a clear, jelly-like mass called the vitreous humour. It makes up two thirds of the eye's volume and consists ... «The Times, Aug 14»
6
New Nano-Robots Hoped to Deliver Medicine Inside the Human Body
The tiny screw-shaped propellers can move in a gel-like fluid, mimicking the ... the human body, including the synovial fluids in joints and the vitreous humour in ... «NDTV, Jul 14»
7
Flashes harmless but may be warning signals
Dr Loh said that the condition, known as vitreous degeneration, is fairly common, ... Over time, as the jelly-like liquid in the eye degenerates, the vitreous humour ... «The Borneo Post, Apr 14»
8
Alcon launches JETREA in Denmark and Sweden
It is caused by the vitreous humour having an abnormally strong attachment to the macula, the central part of the retina (the light sensitive membrane at the back ... «News-Medical.net, May 13»
9
CHMP has good news for Pfizer, ThromboGenics and Novartis
Sufferers currently have to have a vitrectomy, where the vitreous humour is removed surgically and which requires the patient to be in a 'head-down' position for ... «PharmaTimes, Jan 13»
10
Ask the doctor: Why do I see floating shapes in my eyes?
For the past nine weeks, I have suffered 'floaters' in my eyes, which my doctor said is caused by a detached vitreous humour. «Daily Mail, Dec 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Vitreous humour [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vitreous-humour>. May 2024 ».
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