Cornea

Quick meaning: Cornea is a noun meaning (anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

Meaning

(anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

Example Sentences

The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema.

In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);

Or instead of treating them with the developing solution, the corneæ may be removed to a warm, concentrated solution of tartaric acid and remain there at the temperature of an incubating stove until the gold is fully reduced.

It is well known that in clinical practice the corneae from eyes enucleated for malignant melanoma of posterior choroid are usually utilized for corneal grafting. This research refers to cases of posterior melanomas which extended anteriorly, in which the utilization of the corneae for grafting was doubtful.

Word Forms

• corneas
• corneae

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include horn, steamy, procedure, plana, ectocornea, corneum.

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