cornea

Definition

The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);"
• "The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema."

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