cor·ne·a (kôr n - )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 (t la), horny (tissue), from Latin corneus, horny, from corn , horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]cor ne·al (-l) adj. |
cornea [korn-ee-a]
Noun
the transparent membrane covering the eyeball [Latin cornu horn]
corneal adj
| cornea (kôrn-) The tough transparent membrane of the outer layer of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  cornea - the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the scleraarcus, arcus senilis - a whitish deposit in the shape of an arc that is sometimes seen in the cornea tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
Translations
n cornea [ˈkoːniə]
the transparent covering of the eyeball. kornea, horingvlies قَرْنِيَّة العيْن роговица rohovka hornhinde; cornea die Augenhornhaut κερατοειδής córnea sarvkest قرنیه sarveiskalvo cornée קַרנִית कार्निया, आंख की पुतली की रक्षा करने वाला सफेद सख्त भाग rožnjača szaruhártya kornea hornhimna cornea 角膜 각막 ragena (acs) radzene kornea hoornvlies hornhinne rogówka córnea cornee роговица rohovka roženica rožnjača hornhinna กระจกตา gözün saydam tabakası 角膜 рогівка, рогова оболонка آنكھ كا ڈھیلا giác mạc 角膜
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