Look up: cornea

1. Cornea
   The transparent structure forming the anterior part of the eye.
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2. Cornea
   A thin, curved transparent membrane on the surface of the front of the eye. It begins the focusing process for vision.
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3. cornea
   [Noun] Plural form: corneas. The clear skin that covers the outside of the eyeball.
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4. cornea
   [n] - transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye
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5. Cornea
   the transparent domed window at the front of the eye.
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6. Cornea
   The transparent covering on the front surface of the eye. The cornea and sclera together form the outer surface of the entire eyeball. See sclera.
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7. Cornea
   the clear, dome-shaped front portion of the eye's outer covering
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8. Cornea
   Clear part of the eye covering the iris and pupil - lets light into the eye, permitting sight
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9. cornea
   The transparent portion of the eyeball
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10. Cornea
    The transparent membrane covering the anterior part of the eyeball.
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11. Cornea
    Cornea: The clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye. Although the cornea is clear and seems to lack substance, it is a highly organized group of cells and proteins. Unlike most tissues in the body, the cornea contains no blood vessels to nourish or protect it agai...
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12. cornea
    the transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers Category: Medicine
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13. cornea
    Transparent tissue at the front of the eye. The cornea has a thin outer squamous epithelial covering and an endothelial layer next to the aqueous humour, but is largely composed of avascular collagen laid down in orthogonal arrays with a few fibroblasts. Transparency of the cornea depends on the regularity of spacing in the collagen fibrils.
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14. Cornea
    Cor'ne·a noun ; plural Corneas (-...z). [ Fem. sing., from Latin corneus horny, from 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 .
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15. cornea
    <anatomy, ophthalmology> The transparent structure forming the anterior part of the fibrous tunic of the eye. It consists of five layers: ... 1. The anterior corneal epithelium, continuous with that of the conjunctiva. ... 2. The anterior limiting layer (Bowman's membrane). ... 3. The substant...
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16. cornea
    noun transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the lens and iris and is continuous with the sclera
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17. cornea
    (kor´ne-ә) the clear, transparent anterior covering of the eye. The cornea is subject to injury by foreign bodies in the eye, bacterial infection, and viral infection, especially by the herpesvirus that causes herpes simplex. The herpesvirus that causes herpes zoster (shingles) can also infect the cornea. Prompt t...
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18. Cornea
    • (n.) The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
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19. cornea
    dome-shaped transparent membrane about 12 mm (0.5 inch) in diameter that covers the front part of the eye. Except at its margins, the cornea contains ... [10 related articles]
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20. cornea
    (L. corneus horny) (NA) the transparent structure forming the anterior part of the fibrous tunic of the eye. It consists of five layers : (1) the anterior corneal epithelium, continuous with that of the conjunctiva, (2) the anterior limiting layer (Bowman's membrane), (3) the substantia propria, or ...
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21. cornea
    cornea The clear front window of the eyes that transmits and focuses light into the eyes. Although the cornea is clear and seems to lack substance, it is a highly organized group of cells and proteins. Unlike most tissues in the body, the cornea contains no blood vessels to nourish or protect it a...
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22. cornea
    cornea: see eye.
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23. Cornea
    The cornea is the bulge at the front of the eye. It is clear and glassy and lies under the conjunctiva, a thin protective membrane. The cornea lets light rays into the eye and bends, or refracts, them. The iris lies just behind the cornea.
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24. cornea
    Type: Term Pronunciation: kōr′nē-ă Definitions: 1. The transparent tissue constituting the anterior sixth of the outer wall of the eye, with a 7.7-mm radius of curvature as contrasted with the 13.5 mm of the sclera; it consists of stratified squamous epithelium continuous with t...
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25. cornea
    Transparent front section of the vertebrate eye. The cornea is curved and behaves as a fixed lens, so that light entering the eye is partly focused before it reaches the lens. There are no blood vessels in the cornea and it relies on the fluid in the front chamber of the eye for nourishment. Further...
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