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descemetocele

descemetocele noun: a kind of ulcer that extends through the stroma in the eye, exposing Descemet's membrane.

Noun

descemetocele (plural descemetoceles)

  1. A kind of ulcer that extends through the stroma in the eye, exposing Descemet's membrane.

Forms of descemetocele

pluraldescemetoceles

Origin of descemetocele

From French Descemet + -o- + -cele.

Questions about descemetocele

What does descemetocele mean?
Descemetocele means a kind of ulcer that extends through the stroma in the eye, exposing Descemet's membrane.
What part of speech is descemetocele?
Descemetocele is a noun.
What is the plural of descemetocele?
The plural of descemetocele is descemetoceles.

Words near descemetocele in the dictionary

  1. Descartian
  2. Descemet
  3. Descemet's membrane
  4. Descemet's membranes
  5. descemetitis
  6. descemetocele
  7. descemetoceles
  8. Descemets
  9. descend
  10. descend into the arena
  11. descend on

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