cornea

(kôrnē ə)

noun

the transparent tissue over the front of the eyeball, covering the iris and pupil

Origin: ME < ML < L cornea (tela), horny (web, tissue), fem. sing. of corneus < cornu, horn

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See cornea in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The transparent convex anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin cornea (tēla), horny (tissue)

Origin: , from Latin corneus, horny

Origin: , from cornū, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots

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  • corˈne·al (-əl) adjective

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