cornea
See also: córnea and corneá
English
Etymology
From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)niə
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Noun
cornea (plural corneas or corneae or (archaic) corneæ)
- (anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
Derived terms
- corneal
Related terms
- luna cornea
Translations
layer forming the front of the eye
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See also
- iris
- pupil
- sclera
Anagrams
- Carone, canoer, ceroan, earcon
Italian
Noun
cornea f (plural cornee)
- (anatomy) cornea
Derived terms
- corneale
Adjective
cornea
- feminine singular of corneo
Anagrams
- Nearco, Nocera, ancore, c'erano, canore, careno, carenò, carneo, cerano, creano, nocerà, ranceo, recano
Latin
Adjective
cornea
- inflection of corneus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural
Adjective
corneā
- ablative feminine singular of corneus
References
- cornea in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Spanish
Verb
cornea
- inflection of cornear:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative