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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡlaːsˌkœʁpɐ
"Der Glaskörper des Auges besteht zu einem Großteil aus Wasser."
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The transparent, colorless gel that fills the space between the lens of the eye and the retina in the posterior compartment of the eye.
"An aging vitreous body can sometimes liquefy and cause floaters in a person's field of vision."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'vitreus' (made of glass, glassy) stemming from 'vitrum' (glass), combined with 'body' from Old English 'bodi'. The term was adopted into anatomical nomenclature in the 18th century to describe the clear, gel-like substance filling the eyeball behind the lens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vitreous body" is said worldwide
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corps vitré
Transliteration: kor vi.tre
"Le corps vitré remplit la cavité oculaire derrière le cristallin."
Glaskörper
Transliteration: ɡlaːsˌkœʁpɐ
"Der Glaskörper des Auges besteht zu einem Großteil aus Wasser."
corpo vitreo
Transliteration: ˈkor.po ˈvi.tre.o
"Il distacco del corpo vitreo è un fenomeno comune legato all'età."
cuerpo vítreo
Transliteration: ˈkweɾ.po ˈbi.tɾe.o
"El cuerpo vítreo ayuda a mantener la forma redonda del ojo."
corpo vítreo
Transliteration: ˈkoɾ.pu ˈvi.tɾe.u
"O corpo vítreo preenche o espaço entre o cristalino e a retina."
कांचकाभ
Transliteration: kaanchkaabh
"आँख का कांचकाभ जेली जैसा पदार्थ होता है।"
玻璃体
Transliteration: bō lí tǐ
"玻璃体是一种填充在晶状体和视网膜之间的透明胶状物质。"
유리체
Transliteration: yu-ri-che
"유리체는 안구 내부를 채우고 있는 투명한 젤라틴 상태의 물질입니다."
硝子体
Transliteration: shōtai
"硝子体は眼球の内部の大半を満たしている透明なゼリー状の組織です。"
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