英语单词

cornea是什么意思

cornea

英 ['kɔːnɪə] 美 ['kɔrnɪə]
  • n. [解剖] 角膜
  • n. (Cornea)人名;(法、罗)科尔内亚

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

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