cornea
[kawr-nee-uh]
- the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
Origin of cornea
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin cornea (tēla, later tunica) horny (web or tunic), feminine of corneus corneous
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These resulted in trips to the ER for burns, corneal abrasions, and the odd amputation.
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The corneal reflex may be abolished, and still the patient may move.
Experiments on AnimalsStephen Paget
It is then divided as close to the corneal wound as possible.
It could have been a corneal tattoo, but somehow I doubted it.
Modus VivendiGordon Randall Garrett
The epidermic layer gives rise to the corneal lenses, the crystalline cones, and the pigment around the latter.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
In all simple eyes the corneal lens is formed by a thickening of the cuticle.
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cornea
- the convex transparent membrane that forms the anterior covering of the eyeball and is continuous with the sclera
Word Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin cornea tēla horny web, from Latin cornū horn
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Word Origin and History for corneal
cornea
n.
late 14c., from Medieval Latin cornea tela "horny web or sheath," from Latin cornu (genitive cornus) "horn" (see horn (n.)). So called for its consistency. Related: Corneal.
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cornea
(kôr′nē-ə)
- The transparent, convex, anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera.
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cornea
[kôr′nē-ə]
- The tough transparent membrane of the outer layer of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil.
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cornea
[(kawr-nee-uh)]
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