cornea

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the transparent curved layer at the front of the eye that covers the iris and pupil and helps focus light

   A scratch on the cornea made the patient's eye painful and sensitive to light.

From Medieval Latin cornea tela, 'horny tissue,' from Latin corneus, 'hornlike,' and cornu, 'horn.' The eye's clear front covering was named for the firm, hornlike character formerly attributed to the tissue.

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