corneanoun [ C ]
uk/kɔːˈni.ə/us/ˈkɔːr.ni.ə/the transparent outer covering of the eye
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The eye & surrounding area
- aqueous humour
- ciliary muscle
- compound eye
- epiretinal membrane
- eyeball
- eyelash
- eyelid
- fovea
- hooded
- infraorbital
- iris
- lacrimal
- lens
- lid
- oculomotor
- optic nerve
- stare
- suspensory ligament
- vitreous humour
- wink
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Examples from literature
- An opacity spreads over the cornea, and this is quickly succeeded by ulceration.
- In this defect of vision the curvature of the cornea is greater in one meridian than in another.
- Open the second eyeball in water by cutting away the cornea.
- The eye is a closed chamber into which no light can pass but through the cornea.
- There is an optical condition of the eye known as astigmatism, in which the cornea is usually at fault.