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CORNEUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off
Synonyms:
corneum; horny layer; stratum corneum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corneum" is a kind of...):
stratum (one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock))
Holonyms ("corneum" is a part of...):
cuticle; epidermis (the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates)
Context examples:
Abnormal growth of the cells of the cornea without malignant characteristics.
(Benign Corneal Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a refractive index lower than the crystalline lens, which it surrounds, and is involved in the metabolism of the cornea and the crystalline lens.
(Aqueous Humor, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Group of mostly hereditary disorders characterized by thickening of the palms and soles as a result of excessive keratin formation leading to hypertrophy of the stratum corneum (hyperkeratosis).
(Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens placed on the cornea of the eye.
(Contact Lens, NCI Thesaurus)
A disorder characterized by an area of epithelial tissue loss on the surface of the cornea.
(Corneal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)
Area of epithelial tissue loss from corneal surface; associated with inflammatory cells in the cornea and anterior chamber.
(Corneal Ulcer, NCI Thesaurus)
Complications of intraocular lens surgery; usually refers to intraocular lens contact with cornea, can be intermittent or chronic.
(Corneal Touch, NCI Thesaurus)
Superficial vascularization of the cornea with infiltration of granulation tissue; an inflammatory exudate overlying the lining layer of synovial cells on the inside of a joint.
(Pannus Formation, NCI Thesaurus)
The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea.
(Murine Sclera, NCI Thesaurus)
Mutations in the gene are associated with Rieger syndrome type 1, iridogoniodysgenesis type 2, Peters anomaly, and ring dermoid of cornea.
(PITX2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
