cornea

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8
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10
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6
Pronunciation
/ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/

Definition of cornea

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
    “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.”
    “In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);”
    “The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema.”
    “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.”
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noun

  1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
    “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.”
    “In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);”
    “The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema.”
    “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.”

name

  1. A village and commune of Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

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Etymology

From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”).

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