The watery, alkaline fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the vitreous humor of the vertebrate eye. In it lie the iris and the lens. The aqueous humor is continuously secreted, by the ciliary body, and absorbed at a constant rate of about 5 ml (1 tsp) per day. It helps maintain a steady...
<physiology> A transparent liquid contained in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye, produced by the ciliary process it passes to the venous system via the canal of Schlemm. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... 
Clear fluid that flows between and nourishes the crystalline lens and the cornea. It is secreted by the ciliary processes.
Type: Term Definitions: 1. the watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It is secreted by the ciliary processes within the posterior chambers and passes through the the pupil into the anterior chamber where it filters through the trabecular meshwork and is reabsorbed into the venous system at the iridocorneal angle by...
Aqueous humor: In medicine, humor refers to a fluid (or semifluid) substance. Thus, the aqueous humor is the fluid normally present in the front and rear chambers of the eye. It is a clear, watery fluid that flows between and nourishes the lens and the cornea; it is secreted by the ciliary processes. The humors were part of an ancient theory that h...
(a;kwe-us) The watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.
The fluid occupying the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye.
[n] - the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
aqueous humour noun the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
the limpid watery fluid that fills the space between the cornea and the crystalline lens in the eye.
Fluid in the space between the cornea and lens of the eye.
the clear, watery fluid in the front of the eyeball.