Definition of vitreous
1a : resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy vitreous rocksb : characterized by low porosity and usually translucence due to the presence of a glassy phase vitreous china
2 : of, relating to, derived from, or consisting of glass
3 : of, relating to, or constituting the vitreous humor vitreous surgery
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Origin and Etymology of vitreous
Middle English, from Latin, from vitrum glass
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First Known Use of vitreous
1869
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Medical Definition of vitreous
: of, relating to, constituting, or affecting the vitreous body vitreous hemorrhages
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