Look up: cornea

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   Cornea
   The transparent structure forming the anterior part of the eye.
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   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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   cornea
   [Noun] Plural form: corneas. The clear skin that covers the outside of the eyeball.
   Example: Today at school we were taught about the eye and the cornea.
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   cornea
   [n] - transparent anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye
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   Cornea
   the transparent domed window at the front of the eye.
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   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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   Cornea
   the clear, dome-shaped front portion of the eye's outer covering
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   Cornea
   Clear part of the eye covering the iris and pupil - lets light into the eye, permitting sight
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   cornea
   The transparent portion of the eyeball
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    Cornea
    The transparent membrane covering the anterior part of the eyeball.
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    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 against infection. Instead, the cornea receives its no ...
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    cornea
    the transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers Category: Medicine
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    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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    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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    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 substantia propria or stroma. ... 4. The posterior limiting la ...
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    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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    Cornea
    The `cornea` is the transparent front part of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber, providing most of an eye's optical power. Together with the lens, the cornea refracts light, and as a result helps the eye to focus, accounting for approximately 80% of its production to 20% of the lens focusing power. The cornea contributes more to the total refraction than the lens does, but, whereas the curvature of the lens can be adjusted...
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    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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    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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    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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    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 stroma, (4) the posterior limiting layer (Descem...
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    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 against infection. Instead, the cornea receives its nour...
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    cornea
    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 that of the conjunctiva, a substantia propria, substantially regularly arranged collagen imbedded in mucopolysaccharide, an...
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    cornea
    Credit: St Luke's Cataract & Laser Institute The transparent, dome-shaped layer that covers the front of the eye. It is a powerful refracting surface, providing 65-75 percent of the eye's focusing power. The cornea also protects the eye, helps shields it from undesirable elements like germs and...
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    cornea
    cornea: see eye.
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