Preferred Label : anterior chamber of globe;
RADLEX synonyms : anterior chamber of eyeball;
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];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0003151;
Origin ID : RID9675;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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]