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corneal

corneal

7 7.1
Relating to the clear front part of the eye
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɔrnɪəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : corneal
  • That increases your risk of getting things like corneal ulcers, edema, or swelling.
  • corneal edema

That increases your risk of getting things like corneal ulcers, edema, or swelling.

Examples

  • So he should do well with corneal transplants, which we’ll be doing soon.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And then I had to put my name on a corneal transplant list for which had a huge waiting list.

  • The blind girl had corneal disease.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Don't let things like light, skill, and corneal injury stand in your way.

    Blog text (13)
  • You're suffering from a form of corneal opacity.

  • A secondary rise in intraocular pressure can cause corneal clouding.

    Academic text (1991)
  • He has corneal abrasions, scratches on the surface of his right eye.

  • A corneal transplantation, iris reconstruction and intraocular lens implantation.

  • 10 days postoperatively, corneal edema had decreased drastically in the area of the posterior lamellar disc, and symptoms had decreased significantly.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The doctor explained that she needed a corneal transplant to restore her vision.

Compounds

corneal transplant
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A surgery that replaces a damaged cornea in the eye with healthy tissue from a donor

corneal graft
  • Specialized
5.8

An operation that replaces a damaged clear layer at the front of the eye with healthy donor tissue

Surface Forms

corneal positive

Morphology

corneal = cornea (transparent) = cornea + al

The adjective is formed regularly from the noun 'cornea' with the common adjectival suffix '-al'.

Etymology

The word corneal comes from the Latin corneus, which means 'horn' because people thought the cornea looked like a small horn. So corneal means 'relating to the cornea', the clear front part of the eye.