cornea

noun

cor·nea | \ ˈkȯr-nē-ə

Definition of cornea

: the transparent part of the coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior — see eye illustration

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Occasionally, the mice suffered from cloudy corneas from the injections, but these symptoms cleared up within a week. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Nanoinjections Let Mice See Infrared Light," 4 Mar. 2019 Your doctor may also put a dye called fluorescein into your eyeball to temporarily tint abnormal, infected areas of your cornea (the dome of thin tissue covering part of your eye). — Kasandra Brabaw, SELF, "So, You Got Semen in Your Eye. Here's What to Do," 1 Mar. 2019 Subsequent videos show dozens of men, women and children lying lifeless on the ground with foam coming from their mouths and nostrils and what appear to be burned corneas. — David E. Sanger And Ben Hubbard, New York Times, "A Hard Lesson in Syria: Assad Can Still Gas His Own People," 14 Apr. 2018 An already-limited air flow, exacerbated by your contacts being left in, can cause swelling and small tears in the cornea that leave it vulnerable. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "'Today' Anchor Craig Melvin Got a Corneal Ulcer From Sleeping in His Contacts," 20 Sep. 2018 Her ability to compete in the track-and-field championships is uncertain because eggshell fragments injured her cornea. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 Her ability to compete in the track-and-field championships is uncertain because eggshell fragments injured her cornea. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 Her ability to compete in the track-and-field championships is uncertain because eggshell fragments injured her cornea. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018 Her ability to compete in the track-and-field championships is uncertain because eggshell fragments injured her cornea. — Frances D'emilio, Fox News, "Italy: Black athlete's injury among cases probed for racism," 31 July 2018

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