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corneal
(redirected from Corneal dystrophy)

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cor·ne·a  (kôrn-)
n.
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.
[Medieval Latin cornea (tla), horny (tissue), from Latin corneus, horny, from corn, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
corne·al (-l) adj.
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Adj.1.corneal - of or related to the cornea
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corneal [ˈkɔːnɪəl] ADJ → corneal
corneal [ˈkɔːrniəl] adj → cornéen(ne)
corned beef [ˌkɔːrndˈbiːf] n → corned-beef m
corned beef hash [ˌkɔːrndˌbiːfˈhæʃ] n → hachis m au corned-beef
corneal
adj → Hornhaut-; corneal lenses → Linsen pl


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By means of eye examinations and tissue samples, they have discovered that genetic mutations in either of two genes are responsible for the disease, which has come to be known as Meesmann's corneal dystrophy.
Corneal dystrophy genes mapped by Seppa, Nathan / Science News
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