| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cor·ne·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  kôr n - |
| NOUN: | The transparent convex anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin cornea (tla), horny (tissue), from Latin corneus, horny, from corn , horn. See ker-1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | corne·al (-l) —ADJECTIVE
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