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Cornea

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cornea"

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Word	Definition
hornnoun	(countable, zootomy) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
steamy	(colloquial, figurative) Erotic.
procedurenoun	A particular method for performing a task.
plananoun	—
ectocorneanoun	(anatomy) The outer layer of the cornea
corneumnoun	(anatomy) The outermost layer of the skin.
corneoscleranoun	The sclera and cornea of the eye.
choroidnoun	(anatomy) The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
scleranoun	(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
conjunctivanoun	(anatomy) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.
coriumnoun	(anatomy) The layer of skin between the epidermis and the subcutaneous tissues; the dermis.
bruch's membranenoun	(anatomy) The innermost layer of the choroid in the eye.
cranial orbitnoun	(anatomy) Synonym of eye socket.
corticalisnoun	(anatomy) The outer layer of an internal organ; cortex.
capsule of lensnoun	(anatomy) The transparent membrane that surrounds the entire lens of the eye.
keratoprosthesisnoun	(surgery) The artificial cornea used in this procedure.
episcleranoun	The outermost layer of the sclera, composed of loose, fibrous, elastic tissue.
keratorhexisnoun	(medicine) Rupture of the cornea.
keratoscopynoun	(ophthalmology) The measurement of the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea.
lensnoun	(optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.