Cornea Definition

kôrnē-ə
corneas
noun
The transparent tissue over the front of the eyeball, covering the iris and pupil.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cornea

Noun

Singular:
cornea
Plural:
corneas

Origin of Cornea

  • Medieval Latin cornea (tēla) horny (tissue) from Latin corneus horny from cornū horn ker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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