Definition of Cornea. Meaning of Cornea. Synonyms of Cornea

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Definition of Cornea

Cornea
Cornea Cor"ne*a (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. Corneas (-?z). [Fem. sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See Horn.] (Anat.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.

Meaning of Cornea from wikipedia

- The cornea is the transparent front part of the eyeball which covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Along with the anterior chamber and lens, the...
- Keratoconus is an eye disorder in which the cornea, the transparent front part of the eye, gradually thins and bulges outward into a cone shape. This causes...
- Look up cornea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The cornea is a part of the eye. Cornea may also refer to: Cornea (surname) Cornea, a tributary of...
- Auricularia cornea, also known as cloud ear, is a species of fungus in the order Auriculariales. It is commercially cultivated for food in China. Auricularia...
- procedure where a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by donated corneal tissue (the graft). When the entire cornea is replaced it is known as penetrating...
- Andrei Sebastian Cornea (born 10 November 1999) is a Romanian rower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the double sculls event with...
- due to rotational asymmetry in the eye's refractive power. The lens and cornea of an eye without astigmatism are nearly spherical, with only a single radius...
- Cornea is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Cornel Cornea (born 1981), Romanian footballer Dimitrie Cornea (1816–1884), Romanian...
- Doina Cornea (Romanian: [ˈdojna ˈkorne̯a]; 30 May 1929 – 3 May 2018) was a Romanian human rights activist and French language professor. She was a dissident...
- the cornea resulting from damage to the corneal surface. A corneal perforation means that the cornea has been penetrated, thus leaving the cornea damaged...