"posterior chamber" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: posterior chambers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} posterior chamber (plural posterior chambers)
  1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour. Wikipedia link: Posterior chamber of eyeball Categories (topical): Anatomy, Ophthalmology Related terms: anterior chamber Translations (space between iris and lens): cambra posterior [feminine] (Catalan), achterste oogkamer [feminine] (Dutch), hintere Augenkammer [feminine] (German), hátsó szemcsarnok (Hungarian), mugurējā acs kamera [feminine] (Latvian), komora tylna oka [feminine] (Polish), задняя ка́мера (zadnjaja kámera) [feminine] (Russian), cámara posterior [feminine] (Spanish), задня камера ока (zadnja kamera oka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-posterior_chamber-en-noun-gZHtRy~8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, ophthalmology, sciences

Inflected forms

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