chamber (cham'ber)

An enclosed space. anterior c. of the eye. The anterior portion of the aqueous c. of the eye, bounded behind by the iris and the central portion of the crystal lin lens, aqueous c. of the eye. The space or c. in the eye bounded by the cornea in front and the ciliary proce es, suspensory ligament, and lens behind, barometric c. The space above the mercurial column of a barometer, posterior c. of the eye. That portion of the aqueous c. of the eye that lies behind the iris and, in the fetus before the seventh month, the pupillary membrane, vitreous c. The large cavity behind the lens in the eye containing the vitreous humor. [Lat., camera, from Gr., kamara, a vault.]