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Noun: cornea (corneas,corneae)  kor-nee-u
  1. The transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is continuous with the sclera
    "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"

Derived forms: corneae, corneas

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Part of: eye, oculus, optic

Encyclopedia: Cornea, Caraş-Severin