"crystalline humour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crystalline humours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crystalline humour (plural crystalline humours)
  1. (obsolete) The lens of the eye. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-crystalline_humour-en-noun-soNsBYtc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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Alternative forms

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