Gelatinous mucoid tissue that is composed of vitreous humor and fills the cavity behind the crystalline lens of the eye and in front of the retina[MP,modified]. [ MP:0002699 ]
Term information
- MA:0002462
- GAID:919
- FMA:58827
- SCTID:181170006
- MESH:D014822
- NCIT:C33884
- CALOHA:TS-0308
- UMLS:C0042905 (ncithesaurus:Vitreous_Body)
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg
distinciton between body and humor requires more work. These may be merged in future. Note that FMA includes the hyaloid canal as part of the vitreous body