Definitions for cornea

cornea cor·ne·a

Spelling: [kawr-nee-uh]
IPA: /ˈkɔr ni ə/

Cornea is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 145 anagrams from letters in cornea (acenor).

Definitions for cornea

noun

  1. the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.

Origin of cornea

1350-1400; Middle English Medieval Latin cornea (tēla, later tunica) horny (web or tunic), feminine of corneus corneous

Examples for cornea

It is pushed forward and may lie against the cornea at its periphery.

Alteration in the shape of the cornea occurs only rarely in adult life.

In some cases the iris becomes totally adherent to the cornea.

The sap is used in Bombay to remove opacities of the cornea.

Here is the proof: even as a whippersnapper, young Rand seemed to love the cornea.

It is the cornea—the last redoubt of virility and independence.

Blood was pooling beneath her cornea, forming what is known as a hyphema.

"See the white expanse of cornea, how large it is," whispered Marable.

What is possibly lovable about the cornea—or the iris or the retina for that matter?

Unlike the rest of the eye, or most of the body, the cornea is a privileged organ.

Word Value for cornea
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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