anterior chamber

collocation in English

meaningsofanteriorandchamber

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anterior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ænˈtɪə.ri.ər/us
/ænˈtɪr.i.ɚ/
anatomyspecialized
positioned at or towards ...
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chamber
noun
uk
/ˈtʃeɪm.bər/us
/ˈtʃeɪm.bɚ/
formal
a room used for a special or official purpose, or a group of people who form (part of) ...
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(Definition ofanteriorandchamberfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofanterior chamber

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However, cataracts, microphthalmos, necrosis, calcifications, blindness,anteriorchamberand optic disk malformations and papillary membrane vestiges have also been described.
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The fate of skin homografts transplanted to the brain, subcutaneous tissue and to theanteriorchamberof the eye.
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Importantly, at this age, dispersed iris pigment is very rarely detected in theanteriorchamber.
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The largeranteriorchamberreceived the mitral valve and also gave rise to the aorta.
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Theanteriorchamberof one eye of each rat was cannulated with a 30-gauge needle connected to a saline reservoir.
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By 6 months of age, the disease has clearly progressed with readily detectable transillumination defects, mild peripupilary swelling, and dispersed pigment in theanteriorchamber.
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Transillumination is now easily detectable and slight enlargement of theanteriorchamberis barely detectable.
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The enucleated eye was hemisected and theanteriorchamberwas discarded.
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Of these, 31.7% contained some direct retrograde label and 12.2% of the total were heavily stained followinganteriorchamberinjections.
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Theanteriorchamberis shallow with a closely juxtaposed cornea and iris.
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In his last published paper, he induced a transient increase in intraocular pressure in the rabbit by injecting latex beads into theanteriorchamber.
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In the present study, injections of theanteriorchamberwere used to label the postganglionic and preganglionic afferents to the iris sphincter pupillae muscle.
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Immunogenicity of xenogeneic cornea tissue grafts implanted inanteriorchamberof mouse eyes.
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Sometimes the vitreous cavity and/oranteriorchamberwas absent.
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Injections were made into the ciliary ganglion, the vitreous chamber, theanteriorchamber, or the ciliary muscle.
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When no blink reflex was elicited, 20 - 40 ml of aqueous were removed from theanteriorchamberto avoid an increase in intraocular pressure.
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Glaucoma is associated with either open or closed and narrow drainage angles located in the periphery of theanteriorchamber.
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Phenotypic evaluation of iris disease assessed iris atrophy, pigment dispersion, transillumination, and the overall dimensions of theanteriorchamber.
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