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Definition: Aqueous Humor |
Aqueous HumorNoun1. The limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Clear, watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the cornea; secreted by the ciliary processes. (references) |
Medicine | The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds. . Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: Aqueous HumorSynonym: aqueous humour (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Aqueous Humor |
| English words defined with "aqueous humor": acute glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma ♦ canal of Schlemm ♦ Fluids of the body ♦ glaucoma ♦ intraocular pressure ♦ Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aqueous humor": anterior chamber of eye ♦ Blood-Aqueous Barrier ♦ chamber of the eye, chambers of the eye, Ciliary processes ♦ Glaucoma, Angle-Closure ♦ posterior chamber of eye ♦ Trabecular Meshwork ♦ venous circle of Leker. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Instead, the cornea receives its nourishment from the tears and aqueous humor that fills the chamber behind it. (references) | |
The endothelium controls hydration by secreting fluid from the corneal stoma to the aqueous humor by ion coupled fluid transport. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
aqueous humor | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "aqueous humor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | humeur aqueuse (aqueous fluid, aqueous humour). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | aqueousay umorhay fazer a vontade a (aqueous humour). (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-m-o-o-q-r-s-u-u-u" | |
-4 letters: humorous. | |
-5 letters: amorous, aqueous, humerus, humours, marques, masquer, quasher, quorums. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 71 75 65 6F 75 73 48 75 6D 6F 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110001 01110101 01100101 01101111 01110101 01110011 00100000 01001000 01110101 01101101 01101111 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A q u e o u s   H u m o r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0071 0075 0065 006F 0075 0073 0048 0075 006D 006F 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3583877181878524287798184 |
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French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | français, francês |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugais, português |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglais, inglês |
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