Definition of cornea

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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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Amblyopy :: Amblyopy (n.) Weakness of sight, without and opacity of the cornea, or of the interior of the eye; the first degree of amaurosis..
Corneule :: Corneule (n.) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.
Leucoma :: Leucoma (n.) A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also albugo.
Nebula :: Nebula (n.) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.
Staphylomatous :: Staphyloma (n.) A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea..
Keratitis :: Keratitis (n.) Inflammation of the cornea.
Corneas :: Corneas (pl. ) of Corne.
Pannus :: Pannus (n.) A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually caused by granulation of the eyelids..
Pterygium :: Pterygium (n.) A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.
Keratome :: Keratome (n.) An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for cataract.
Encauma :: Encauma (n.) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors..
Fossette :: Fossette (n.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent cornea..
Corneal :: Corneal (a.) Pertaining to the cornea.
Cornea :: 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.
Limbus :: Limbus (n.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea..
Ophthalmometer :: Ophthalmometer (n.) An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained..
Nubecula :: Nubecula (n.) A slight spot on the cornea.
Synecphonesis :: Synechia (n.) A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea or to the capsule of the crystalline lens..
Caligo :: Caligo (n.) Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself..
Keratonyxis :: Keratonyxis (n.) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye, and breaking up the opaque mass..
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