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Cornea vs Keratonyxis - What's the difference?

cornea | keratonyxis |

As nouns the difference between cornea and keratonyxis

is that cornea is (label) (layer forming the front of the eye) while keratonyxis is (medicine|archaic) the operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.

As an adjective cornea

is .

cornea

English

(wikipedia cornea)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The transparent layer making up the outermost front part of the eye, covering the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber.

    • Derived terms

    * corneal

    See also

    * iris * pupil * sclera

    Anagrams

    * ----

    keratonyxis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.