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Vinony

cornea

noun

  1. part of the eye
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɔː(ɹ)ni.ə/

name

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Cornea.

  1. A village and commune of Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

noun

Etymology: From Latin cornea tela (“horny tissue”), from cornu (“horn”).

  1. The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

    “Or instead of treating them with the developing solution, the corneæ may be removed to a warm, concentrated solution of tartaric acid and remain there at the temperature of an incubating stove until the gold is fully reduced.”

    “In the lateral view (fig. 26) the corneae seemed very flat, their convexity not exceeding that of the bulbi (cornea plana?);”