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corneas

corneas is the plural of cornea.

Meaning of cornea

Noun

cornea (plural corneas or corneae or (archaic) corneæ)

  1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
    • Or instead of treating them with the developing solution, the corneæ may be removed to a warm, concentrated solution of tartaric acid and remain there at the temperature of an incubating stove until the gold is fully reduced.1885, Arthur Bolles Lee, chapter XI, in The Microtomist’s Vade‐Mecum, P. Blakiston, Son & Co, page 93

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Questions about corneas

What is corneas the plural of?
Corneas is the plural of cornea.

Words near corneas in the dictionary

  1. corneal dystrophy
  2. corneal neuralgia
  3. corneal tattooing
  4. corneal-cerebellar syndrome
  5. corneally
  6. corneas
  7. Cornec
  8. corned
  9. corned beef
  10. corned beefs
  11. corned-out

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