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单词 contact lens
释义

contact lens


noun

one of a pair of small plastic disks that are held in place over the cornea by surface tension and correct vision defects inconspicuously.
Compare hard lens, intraocular lens, soft lens.

Origin of contact lens

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby contact lens

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British Dictionary definitions for contact lens

contact lens

noun

a thin convex lens, usually of plastic, which floats on the layer of tears in front of the cornea to correct defects of vision
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for contact lens

contact lens

n.

A thin plastic or glass lens that is fitted over the cornea of the eye to correct various vision defects.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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