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VITREOUS BODY [2 records]

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Record 1 2015-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
Universal entry(ies)
corpus vitreum
Latin
DEF

[A] transparent, colorless, gelatinous mass that fills the space in the eye between the lens and the retina.

CONT

The vitreous humor comprises a large portion of the eyeball. It is a clear gel that occupies the space behind the lens and before the retina at the back of the eye ... Most of this humor consists of water as well as a lower amount of collagen, salt and sugar. This humor is a stagnant substance that is not served by any blood vessels and is not actively regenerated or replenished.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
corpus vitreum
Latin
DEF

[Masse] gélatineuse transparente et sans couleur qui remplit l'espace situé entre le cristallin et la membrane de la rétine située sur la face postérieure de l'œil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
Entrada(s) universal(es)
corpus vitreum
Latin
DEF

Sustancia gelatinosa que llena el glóbulo ocular entre el cristalino y la retina.

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Record 2 2008-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

The hard, clear intracellular structure of the eucone eye, produced by Semper cells beneath the cornea and bordered laterally by the primary pigment cells; also known as vitreous body or crystalline body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

[Les yeux] peuvent être plats ou convexes et composés d'un nombre variable d'unités, les ommatidies, ces dernières semblables ou différentes. Il peut y en avoir plusieurs centaines voire plusieurs milliers. Ex : mouche domestique (4000) ; Coléoptères (plusieurs milliers) ; Libellules (15000 à 30000). Chacune possède un cristallin propre qui absorbe la lumière d'une certaine portion de l'espace.

Spanish

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