cornea (redirected from corneas)

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.

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[Medieval Latin cornea (tla), horny (tissue), from Latin corneus, horny, from corn, horn; see ker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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corne·al (-l) adj.

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cornea [ˈkɔːnɪə]

n pl -neas [-nɪəz], -neae [-nɪˌiː]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the convex transparent membrane that forms the anterior covering of the eyeball and is continuous with the sclera

[from Medieval Latin cornea tēla horny web, from Latin cornū horn]

corneal  adj

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cornea  (kôrn-)

The tough transparent membrane of the outer layer of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil.

Thesaurus

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 sclera eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight arcus, 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

cornea [ˈkɔːnɪə] N (corneas or corneae (pl)) [ˈkɔːnɪiː] → córnea f

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cornea [ˈkɔː^rniə] n → cornée f

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cornea

n → Hornhaut f, → Cornea f (spec)

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cornea [ˈkɔːnɪə] n (Anat) → cornea

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cornea

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