for those of you that know about medical terminology and are willing to help
2007-01-31 10:32:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Its meaning: of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye, as in a vitrectomy. A vitrectomy is surgery to remove some or all of the vitreous humor from the eye. Anterior vitrectomy entails removing small portions of the vitreous from the front structures of the eye - often because these are tangled in an intraocular lens or other structures. Pars plana vitrectomy is a general term for a group of operations accomplished in the deeper part of the eye, all of which involve removing some or all of the vitreous - the eye's clear internal jelly. In French, VITRE means of or relating to, resembling, or having the nature of glass; glassy like a window pane.
2007-01-31 10:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not positive about this, but I think the word 'vitro' is glass; Vitre- is the Latin root for adjectives pertaining to glass; so a word like 'vitreous' means glassy or glass-like.
2007-01-31 10:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitreous Def
2016-12-10 19:36:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsurgical technique for removing the vitreous from the eye, done alone for some vitreal disorders and in combination with other procedures for some retinal conditions or injuries.
2007-01-31 10:40:39 · answer #4 · answered by leslie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean vitro, which means "in the glass". "In vitro" fertilization = test tube babies for example.
2007-01-31 10:38:54 · answer #5 · answered by daisy519 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋