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• cornea — ► NOUN ▪ the transparent layer forming the front of the eye. DERIVATIVES corneal adjective. ORIGIN from Latin cornea tela horny tissue …   English terms dictionary

• cornea — [kôr′nē ə] n. [ME < ML < L cornea (tela), horny (web, tissue), fem. sing. of corneus < cornu,HORN] the transparent tissue over the front of the eyeball, covering the iris and pupil: see EYE corneal adj …   English World dictionary

• Cornea — For other uses, see Cornea (disambiguation). Cornea Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Cornea labeled at center top.) …   Wikipedia

• cornea — corneal, adj. /kawr nee euh/, n. Anat. the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera. See diag. under eye. [1350 1400; ME < ML cornea (tela, later tunica) horny (web… …   Universalium

• Cornea — The clear front window of the eye. The cornea transmits and focuses light into the eye. The eye has a number of other components. These include the iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous. The iris is the colored part of the… …   Medical dictionary

• 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… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• cornea — [ kɔ:nɪə] noun the transparent layer forming the front of the eye. Derivatives corneal adjective Origin ME: from med. L. cornea tela horny tissue , from L. cornu horn …   English new terms dictionary

• cornea — n. the transparent circular part of the front of the eyeball. It refracts the light entering the eye onto the lens, which then focuses it onto the retina. The cornea contains no blood vessels and it is extremely sensitive to pain. The innermost… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• cornea — n. the transparent circular part of the front of the eyeball. Derivatives: corneal adj. Etymology: med.L cornea tela horny tissue, f. L corneus horny f. cornu horn …   Useful english dictionary

• cornea — the thin and transparent anterior part of the sclera, q.v., of the eye allowing light to fall on the retina for vision the transparent external layer of the eye in front of the lens …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• cornea — noun /kɔː(r)ˈniə/ The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber …   Wiktionary