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Vitreous Body

"Vitreous Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.


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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2004 and 2005 and 2007 and 2009 and 2011 and 2018 and 2021
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