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cornea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
   • The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema. 1981, R. Sundmacher, D. Neumann-Haefelin, A. Mattes, K. Cantell, “Connatal Monosymptomatic Corneal Endotheliitis by Cytomegalovirus”, in Herpetic Eye Diseases, J.F. Bergmann Verlag, →ISBN, page 501:
   • 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. 1885, Arthur Bolles Lee, chapter XI, in The Microtomist’s Vade‐Mecum, P. Blakiston, Son & Co, page 93:
   • 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. 1983, A. Loffredo, G. Cennamo, A. De Lellis, A. Sammartino, A. Del Prete, “Echographic Pattern Evaluation of Eyes with Choroid Melanoma for Corneal Graft Utilization”, in Jeffrey S. Hillman, Malcolm M. Le May, editors, Ophthalmic Ultrasonography: Proceedings of the 9th SIDUO Congress, Leeds, U.K. July 20-23, 1982, Dr W. Junk Publishers, Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, →ISBN, page 43:
   • In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?); 1969, P. P. H. Alkemade, Dysgenesis Mesodermalis of the Iris and the Cornea: A Study of Rieger’s Syndrome and Peter’s Anomaly, page 119:

Forms

Deriveds

sclerocornea · ectocornea · megalocornea · corneal neuralgia · corneitis · corneal · microcornea

Relateds

iris · luna cornea · sclera · pupil

Translations (55)

tr saydam tabaka (layer forming the front of the eye) · fa قرنیه (layer forming the front of the eye) · sv hornhinna (layer forming the front of the eye) · bg роговица (layer forming the front of the eye) · pt córnea (layer forming the front of the eye) · cs rohovka (layer forming the front of the eye) · ko 각막 (layer forming the front of the eye) · hu szaruhártya (layer forming the front of the eye) · pl rogówka (layer forming the front of the eye) · mn эвэрлэг бүрхэвч (layer forming the front of the eye) · mn эвэр бүрхэвч (layer forming the front of the eye) · es córnea (layer forming the front of the eye) · vi giác mạc (layer forming the front of the eye) · mk рожница (layer forming the front of the eye) · vo korned (layer forming the front of the eye) · cmn 角膜 (layer forming the front of the eye) · la cornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · pa ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਝਿੱਲੀ (layer forming the front of the eye) · el κερατοειδής χιτώνας (layer forming the front of the eye) · fi sarveiskalvo (layer forming the front of the eye) · cmn 眼角膜 (layer forming the front of the eye) · tr kornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · ga coirne (layer forming the front of the eye) · id kornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · mi kiriwhatu (layer forming the front of the eye) · it cornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · nb hornhinne (layer forming the front of the eye) · lv radzene (layer forming the front of the eye) · ru рогови́ца (layer forming the front of the eye) · uk рогі́вка (layer forming the front of the eye) · sh rožnjača (layer forming the front of the eye) · sv kornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · th กระจกตา (layer forming the front of the eye) · hy եղջերաթաղանթ (layer forming the front of the eye) · eo korneo (layer forming the front of the eye) · cy cornbilen (layer forming the front of the eye) · ro cornee (layer forming the front of the eye) · lt ragena (layer forming the front of the eye) · ca còrnia (layer forming the front of the eye) · km គ្រាប់ភ្នែក (layer forming the front of the eye) · tl sikwit-mata (layer forming the front of the eye) · kmr korniye (layer forming the front of the eye) · de Hornhaut (layer forming the front of the eye) · nn hornhinne (layer forming the front of the eye) · shn တႃသႂ် (layer forming the front of the eye) · ka რქოვანა (layer forming the front of the eye) · gl córnea (layer forming the front of the eye) · sh kornea (layer forming the front of the eye) · fr cornée (layer forming the front of the eye) · sh rožnica (layer forming the front of the eye) · ja 角膜 (layer forming the front of the eye) · da hornhinde (layer forming the front of the eye) · sk rohovka (layer forming the front of the eye) · ar قَرْنِيَّة (layer forming the front of the eye) · arz قرنية (layer forming the front of the eye)

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