VITREOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitreous mean? 

• VITREOUS (adjective)
  The adjective VITREOUS has 3 senses:

1. of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye

2. relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass

3. (of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it

  Familiarity information: VITREOUS used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITREOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or constituting the vitreous humor of the eye

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

the vitreous chamber

Pertainym:

vitreous humor (the clear colorless transparent jelly that fills the posterior chamber of the eyeball)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or resembling or derived from or containing glass

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

vitreous silica

Pertainym:

glass (a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(of ceramics) having the surface made shiny and nonporous by fusing a vitreous solution to it

Synonyms:

glassy; vitreous; vitrified

Context example:

hard vitreous china used for plumbing fixtures

Similar:

glazed; shiny (having a shiny surface or coating)

Domain category:

ceramics (the art of making and decorating pottery)

 Context examples 

One of three spaces (anterior, posterior, and vitreous chamber) in the eye.

(Chamber of the Eye, NCI Thesaurus)

The administration of a drug within the vitreous body of the eye.

(Intravitreal Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

Administration within the vitreous body of the eye.

(Intravitreal Route of Administration, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)

The back surface, which is in contact with the vitreous humor, of the crystalline lens in the eye.

(Facies Posterior Lentis, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon insertion into the vitreous cavity, dexamethasone intravitreal implant is dissolved slowly and dexamethasone is released over an extended period of time.

(Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant, NCI Thesaurus)

In dislocation, or complete rupture, the lens is displaced forward into the anterior chamber or backward into the vitreous body.

(Lens Subluxation, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Signs and symptoms include decreased vision, uveitis, and vitreous floaters.

(Intraocular Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A transparent, biconvex structure of the EYE, enclosed in a capsule and situated behind the IRIS and in front of the vitreous humor (VITREOUS BODY).

(Lens, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Inflammatory intraocular reaction with clouding and cells in vitreous; often accompanies inflammation of ciliary body, iris, choroid, or retina.

(Hyalitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor or lens.

(Floaters, NCI Thesaurus)