| 释义 |
deturgescence de·tur·ges·cence (dē'tūr-ges'ents), The mechanism by which the stroma of the cornea remains relatively dehydrated. [L. de, from, + turgesco, to begin to swell] deturgescenceState of relative dehydration maintained by the normal cornea that is necessary for transparency. It is maintained by the epithelium, which to a large extent is impermeable to water, and also by a metabolic transport system in the endothelium. |