CORNEUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corneum mean? 

• CORNEUM (noun)
  The noun CORNEUM has 1 sense:

1. the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off

  Familiarity information: CORNEUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORNEUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

corneum; horny layer; stratum corneum

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 

It is ophthalmologically significant in that it appears on the outer surface of the eyeball as a slight furrow, marking the line between the clear cornea and the sclera.

(Corneoscleral Limbus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is characterized by the formation of multiple tiny cysts in the epithelial layer of the cornea.

(Meesmann Corneal Dystrophy, NCI Thesaurus)

The cornea helps to shield the rest of the eye from germs, dust, and other harmful matter.

(Corneal Disorders, NIH National Eye Institute)

Single layer of large flattened cells covering the surface of the cornea.

(Corneal Endothelium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the cornea.

(Corneal Epithelium, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The outermost layer of the eyeball consisting of both the sclera and the cornea.

(Corneoscleral Coat, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the cornea.

(Corneal Infection, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

Endothelial decompensation that is manifested by opacity of the cornea.

(Corneal Decompensation, NCI Thesaurus)

The part of the eye anterior to the lens, including but not limited to the anterior chamber, cornea and related structures.

(Anterior Eye Segment, NCI Thesaurus)

Persistence of the nuclei of the keratinocytes into the stratum corneum of the skin.

(Parakeratosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)