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Descemet's membrane

Descemet's membrane noun: the basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

Noun

Descemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)

  1. The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.
    Synonyms:
    DM, posterior limiting lamina, posterior elastic lamina, lamina elastica posterior, membrane of Demours

Synonyms of Descemet's membrane

  • DM
  • posterior limiting lamina
  • posterior elastic lamina
  • lamina elastica posterior
  • membrane of Demours

Forms of Descemet's membrane

pluralDescemet's membranes

Origin of Descemet's membrane

After the French physician Jean Descemet.

Words formed from Descemet's membrane

  • DM
  • pre-Descemet's layer
  • PDL
  • Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty
  • DSEK
  • Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty
  • DSAEK
  • pre-Descemet's endothelial keratoplasty
  • PDEK

Questions about Descemet's membrane

What does Descemet's membrane mean?
Descemet's membrane means the basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.
What part of speech is Descemet's membrane?
Descemet's membrane is a noun.
What is the plural of Descemet's membrane?
The plural of Descemet's membrane is Descemet's membranes.

Words near Descemet's membrane in the dictionary

  1. Descartes law
  2. Descartesean
  3. Descartesian
  4. Descartian
  5. Descemet
  6. Descemet's membrane
  7. Descemet's membranes
  8. descemetitis
  9. descemetocele
  10. descemetoceles
  11. Descemets

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