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anterior chamber
noun
anatomy
: a space in the eye bounded in front by the cornea and in back by the iris and middle part of the lens compare posterior chamber see eye illustration
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If pain and blood clotting persists, the entire anterior chamber has to be washed out.
—Puja Bhattacharjee, CNN, 18 Sep. 2017
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First Known Use
1741, in the meaning defined above
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“Anterior chamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anterior%20chamber. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
Medical Definition
anterior chamber
noun
: a space in the eye bounded in front by the cornea and in back by the iris and middle part of the lens compare posterior chamber
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