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
   "the tissue in the eye's cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"

Derived forms: corneas, corneae

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Part of: eye, oculus [rare], optic

Encyclopedia: Cornea, Caraș-Severin