cornea

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cornea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cornea \Cor"ne*a\ (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. Corneas (-?z). [Fem.
     sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See Horn.]
     (Anat.)
     The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers
     the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See
     Eye.
     [1913 Webster]

cornea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cornea
      n 1: the transparent dome-shaped anterior portion of the outer
           covering of the eye; it covers the iris and pupil and is
           continuous with the sclera