Medical Dictionary

posterior chamber

noun

Medical Definition of POSTERIOR CHAMBER

:  a narrow space in the eye behind the peripheral part of the iris and in front of the suspensory ligament of the lens and the ciliary processes—compare anterior chamber

Illustration of POSTERIOR CHAMBER

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