A transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the crystalline lens of the eye and in front of the retina. [ MP:0002699 ]
Synonyms: humor vitreus whole portion of vitreous humor vitreous humor vitreous
Term information
- EV:0100344
- ENVO:02000032
- MESH:D014822 (https://github.com/biopragmatics/biomappings)
- ZFA:0005561
- FMA:58822
- NCIT:C13323
- CALOHA:TS-0308
- Wikipedia:Vitreous_humour
- EMAPA:17837
- BTO:0001451
- MA:0001286
- VHOG:0000795
- UMLS:C0229096 (ncithesaurus:Vitreous_Humor)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg
Term relations
- ocular refractive media
- located in some hyaloid cavity
- has quality some transparent
- part of some vitreous body