Plural of cornea
regular plural
The plural of cornea is corneas or corneae.
Forms of cornea
| Singular | cornea /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | corneas corneae |
| Countable | countable |
Corneas and corneae in a sentence
- In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);1969, P. P. H. Alkemade, Dysgenesis Mesodermalis of the Iris and the Cornea: A Study of Rieger’s Syndrome and Peter’s Anomaly, page 119
- The corneae were swollen without major infiltrates similar to longstanding disciform edema.1981, R. Sundmacher, D. Neumann-Haefelin, A. Mattes, K. Cantell, “Connatal Monosymptomatic Corneal Endotheliitis by Cytomegalovirus”, in...
- After 6–8 weeks, limbal stem cell-deficient animals showed totally conjunctivalized corneas.2016 January 26, “Comparative Analysis of Substrate-Free Cultured Oral Mucosal Epithelial Cell Sheets from Cells of Subjects with and…. From the entry conjunctivalized
- Who are these maniacs bathing their corneas with tequila?2013 June 21, Erin Gloria Ryan, “All the Cool Kids Are Huffing Vaporized Alcohol”, in Jezebel. From the entry butt chug
Meaning of cornea
- noun The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.
Questions about the plural of cornea
- What is the plural of cornea?
- The plural of cornea is corneas or corneae.
- Which is correct, corneas or corneae?
- Both are used. corneas is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is cornea countable?
- Cornea is a countable noun.
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