cornea
英['kɔːnɪə]
美['kɔrnɪə]
- n. [解剖] 角膜
- n. (Cornea)人名；(法、罗)科尔内亚
词态变化
复数: corneas;形容词: corneal;
助记提示
1、corn- + -ea.
2、字面意思为：horny web or sheath.
中文词源
cornea 角膜
词源同horn, 角。用于眼科医学名词术语。
英文词源
- cornea (n.)
- late 14c., from Medieval Latin cornea tela "horny web or sheath," from Latin cornu (genitive cornus) "horn," from PIE *ker- (1) "horn; head, uppermost part of the body" (see horn (n.)). So called for its consistency. Related: Corneal.
双语例句
- 1. The operation involves making several cuts in the cornea.
- 该手术要在角膜上做几个切口。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The surgeon made a small incision in the patient's cornea.
- 外科医生在病人的眼角膜上切开一个小口.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. If it's the cornea , Joe can regain sight with a corneal transplant.
- 如果是角膜的毛病,可进行角膜移植, 使乔重见光明.
来自辞典例句
- 4. They accommodate by greatly changing the curvature of the cornea.
- 它们由大大地改变角膜曲率的方法来调节.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Light enters the eye through the cornea.
- 光通过角膜进入眼睛.
来自辞典例句