corpus vitreum
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vit·re·ous bod·y
[TA]a transparent jellylike substance filling the interior of the eyeball behind the lens of the eye; it is composed of a delicate network (vitreous stroma) enclosing in its meshes a watery fluid (vitreous humor).
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vit·re·ous
(vit'rē-ŭs)1. Glassy; resembling glass.
2. Synonym(s): vitreous body.
[L. vitreus, glassy, fr. vitrum, glass]
vit·re·ous bod·y
(vit'rē-ŭs bod'ē) [TA]A transparent jellylike substance filling the interior of the eyeball behind the lens; it is composed of a delicate network (vitreous stroma) enclosing in its meshes a watery fluid (vitreous humor).
Synonym(s): corpus vitreum [TA] , hyaloid body, vitreous (2) , vitreum.
Synonym(s): corpus vitreum [TA] , hyaloid body, vitreous (2) , vitreum.
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corpus
(kor'pus) plural.corpora [L., body]The principal part of any organ; any mass or body.
corpus albicans
A mass of fibrous tissue that replaces the regressing corpus luteum following rupture of the graafian follicle. It forms a white scar that gradually decreases and eventually disappears.
corpus amygdaloideum
Almond-shaped gray matter in the lateral wall and roof of the third ventricle of the brain.
corpus amylaceum
A mass having an irregular laminated structure like a starch grain; found in the prostate, meninges, lungs, and other organs in various diseases. Synonym: colloid corpuscle
corpus annulare
Pons varolii.corpus callosum
The large commissure that interconnects the right and left cerebral hemispheres in the brain. Synonym: callosum
corpus cavernosum
Any erectile tissue, esp. the erectile bodies of the penis, clitoris, male or female urethra, bulb of the vestibule, or nasal conchae.
corpus cavernosum penis
One of the two columns of erectile tissue on the dorsum of the penis.
corpus cerebellum
One of the two lateral portions of the cerebellum exclusive of the central flocculonodular node.
corpus ciliare
Ciliary body.corpus dentatum
The gray layer in the white matter of the cerebellum. Synonym: corpus rhomboidale
corpus fornicis
The body of the fornix.
corpus geniculatum
The medial or lateral geniculate body; a mass of gray matter lying in the thalamus.
corpus hemorrhagicum
A blood clot formed in the cavity left by rupture of the graafian follicle.
corpus highmorianum
Mediastinum testis.corpus interpedunculare
The gray matter between the peduncles in front of the pons varolii.
corpus luteum
The small yellow endocrine structure that develops within a ruptured ovarian follicle and secretes progesterone and estrogen.
See: fertilization for illuscorpus Luysii
Corpus subthalamicum.corpus mammillare
Mamillary body.corpus rhomboidale
Corpus dentatum.corpus spongiosum
Erectile tissue surrounding the male urethra inside the shaft of the penis.
See: penis for illuscorpus striatum
Striatumcorpus subthalamicum
The subthalamic nucleus, lying in the ventral thalamus. Synonym: corpus Luysii
corpus trapezoideum
Trapezoid body.corpus uteri
The main body of the uterus, located above the cervix.
corpus vitreum
The vitreous part of the eye.
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