Preferred Label : anterior chamber;
MeSH definition : The space in the eye, filled with aqueous humor, bounded anteriorly by the cornea
and a small portion of the sclera and posteriorly by a small portion of the ciliary
body, the iris, and that part of the crystalline lens which presents through the pupil.
(Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p109);
MeSH synonym : chambers, anterior; anterior chambers; chamber, anterior;
MeSH annotation : the space between the cornea & lens which contains the aqueous humor; do not confuse
with ANTERIOR EYE SEGMENT; hemorrhage within anterior chamber HYPHEMA; anterior
chamber endothelium ENDOTHELIUM, ANTERIOR CHAMBER see ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior chamber;
Origin ID : D000867;
UMLS CUI : C0003151;
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The space in the eye, filled with aqueous humor, bounded anteriorly by the cornea
and a small portion of the sclera and posteriorly by a small portion of the ciliary
body, the iris, and that part of the crystalline lens which presents through the pupil.
(Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed, p109)