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VITREOUS HUMOR [5 records]

Record 1 2017-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The transparent substances of the eye through which light passes prior to stimulation of the retina. They include the tears, the cornea, the aqueous humor, the crystalline lens, and the vitreous humor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Substances transparentes de l'œil, à savoir la cornée, l'humeur aqueuse, le cristallin et le corps vitré.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-06-23

English

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

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

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Record 3 2012-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Visual Disorders
DEF

A degenerative process of the vitreous characterized by the presence in the vitreous humor, of spherical or star-shaped, calcium-containing opacities which are birefringent in polarizing light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles de la vision
DEF

Inflammation du corps vitré (hyalite), caractérisée par l'existence de masses sphériques ou étoilées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Trastornos de la visión
DEF

Enfermedad de etiología desconocida que se presenta en pacientes de edad avanzada, habitualmente asintomáticos y que se caracteriza por la presencia de cuerpos esféricos, sólidos, pequeños y estrellados en vítreo normal que a la oftalmoscopia aparecen brillantes, blancos o cremosos.

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Record 4 2012-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Eye Surgery
  • Visual Disorders
CONT

The pupillary block can also occur in the form of a malignant glaucoma in which the forward movement of vitreous and/or lens material blocks the normal flow of aqueous [humor flow].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie de l'œil
  • Troubles de la vision
CONT

Mais la trabéculectomie comporte un risque d'athalamie important que l'on soit ou non dans le cadre d'un glaucome malin, or cette athalamie risque de compromettre le résultat de l'intervention.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía del ojo
  • Trastornos de la visión
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Record 5 2001-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The noncellular outer covering of the crystalline lens, secreted by the embryonic anterior and posterior epithelium, which receives the fibers of the zonule of Zinn and the hyaloideocapsular ligaments from the vitreous humor.

Key term(s)
  • crystalline capsule
  • hyaline capsule
  • capsule

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Capsule transparente et élastique recouvrant le cristallin.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
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