CORNEAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corneal mean? 

• CORNEAL (adjective)
  The adjective CORNEAL has 1 sense:

1. of or related to the cornea

  Familiarity information: CORNEAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORNEAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to the cornea

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

cornea (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)

Derivation:

cornea (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)

 Context examples 

An autosomal dominant, bilateral, slowly progressive degeneration of corneal endothelial cells with thickening of Descemet's membrane and accumulation of excrescences.

(Fuchs Endothelial Dystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

The method is used to investigate the blood-aqueous barrier, blood-retinal barrier, aqueous flow measurements, corneal endothelial permeability, and tear flow dynamics (From MSH2001).

(Fluorophotometry, NCI Thesaurus)

Very small, round vesicles containing fluid and cellular debris observed on the surface of the cornea under slit-lamp examination in some types of corneal dystrophy and in wearers of extended-wear lenses.

(Epithelial Microcyst, NCI Thesaurus)

The finding suggests that the eye may be a source for early CJD diagnosis and raises questions about the safety of routine eye exams and corneal transplants.

(Eyes of CJD patients show evidence of prions, National Institutes of Health)

In newition, other SLRP-deficient mice develop a wide array of diseases (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, muscular dystrophy, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and corneal diseases), most of them resulting primarily from an abnormal collagen fibrillogenesis.

(Function of SLRP in Bone Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This abnormality results in iris distortion, corneal swelling, pupil distortion, and glaucoma.

(Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon ocular administration in irrigation solution, glutathione disulfide may exert a beneficial effect on the intracellular redox state of glutathione, thereby protecting the integrity and barrier function of the corneal endothelial cells.

(Oxiglutatione, NCI Thesaurus)

It is manifested with corneal opacity, hemolytic anemia, and proteinuria.

(Lecithin Acyltransferase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

Keratinization Inhibition involves interference with, or restraint of, activities involved in proliferation and maturation of tightly bound keratinocytes transiting passively from the basal to the corneal layer of the skin.

(Keratinization Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

Keratinization Induction consists of initiation of activities involved in proliferation and maturation of tightly bound keratinocytes transiting passively from the basal to the corneal layer of the skin.

(Keratinization Induction, NCI Thesaurus)