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Dua's layer

Dua's layer noun: a layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.

Noun

Dua's layer (plural Dua's layers)

  1. A layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.
    Synonyms:
    DL, pre-Descemet's layer, PDL

Synonyms of Dua's layer

  • DL
  • pre-Descemet's layer
  • PDL

Forms of Dua's layer

pluralDua's layers

Origin of Dua's layer

Dua+layer. From Harminder Singh Dua, lead researcher of the group at the University of Nottingham which discovered this layer in 2013.

Questions about Dua's layer

What does Dua's layer mean?
Dua's layer means a layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.
What part of speech is Dua's layer?
Dua's layer is a noun.
What is the plural of Dua's layer?
The plural of Dua's layer is Dua's layers.

Words near Dua's layer in the dictionary

  1. du'a
  2. du'a'
  3. du.
  4. DU30
  5. dua
  6. Dua's layer
  7. Dua's layers
  8. duad
  9. duadic
  10. duads
  11. Duagan

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