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In natural English speech, "vitreous" appears in contexts such as: "Some people have argued that the reason the eyeballs are speared from the paralysis is because if your eyeballs are left for long periods of time, inactive, you may get things such as oxygen sort of issues in the aqueous or vitreous humor. And so the eyeballs have to keep draining.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈvɪtriəs/

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Some people have argued that the reason the eyeballs are speared from the paralysis is because if your eyeballs are left for long periods of time, inactive,

you may get things such as oxygen sort of issues in the aqueous or vitreous humor.

And so the eyeballs have to keep draining.

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adjective

Of or resembling glass; glassy.

“Pressing his fingertips against the rippled, vitreous surface, he had the odd sensation that were he to apply sufficient pressure the glass would give way like a permeable membrane, and he would be able to pass right through it, but when he pushed harder, the surface remained cold and unyielding.”

Synonyms:shiny smooth

adjective

Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.

noun

The vitreous humor.

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