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eye bank

eye bank noun: a reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.

Noun

eye bank (plural eye banks)

  1. (US) A reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.
    • The surgeon places a request for tissue with an eye bank expecting that high-quality corneal transplant tissue will be procured, processed, and delivered to the operating room on schedule.2009, Frederick S. Brightbill, Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique and Tissue

Forms of eye bank

pluraleye banks

Questions about eye bank

What does eye bank mean?
Eye bank means a reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind.
What part of speech is eye bank?
Eye bank is a noun.
What is the plural of eye bank?
The plural of eye bank is eye banks.

Words near eye bank in the dictionary

  1. eye agates
  2. eye animalcule
  3. eye animalcules
  4. eye bag
  5. eye bags
  6. eye bank
  7. eye banks
  8. eye black
  9. eye bleach
  10. eye bolt
  11. eye bolts

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