stroma of cornea
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Stroma of cornea — Vertical section of human cornea from near the margin. (Waldeyer.) Magnified. 1. Epithelium. 2. Anterior elastic lamina. 3. substantia propria. 4. Posterior elastic lamina. 5. Endothelium of the anterior chamber … Wikipedia
Stroma (animal tissue) — In animal tissue, stroma (from Greek στρώμα, meaning “bed”) refers to the connective, non functional supportive framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ. In plants, stroma refers to the fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid… … Wikipedia
Cornea — For other uses, see Cornea (disambiguation). Cornea Schematic diagram of the human eye. (Cornea labeled at center top.) … Wikipedia
cornea — corneal, adj. /kawr nee euh/, n. Anat. the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera. See diag. under eye. [1350 1400; ME < ML cornea (tela, later tunica) horny (web… … Universalium
Stroma — The supportive framework of an organ (or gland or other structure). The stroma is usually composed of connective tissue. It is distinct from the parenchyma, which consists of the key functional elements of that same organ (or gland or other… … Medical dictionary
Cornea — The clear front window of the eye. The cornea transmits and focuses light into the eye. The eye has a number of other components. These include the iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve and vitreous. The iris is the colored part of the… … Medical dictionary
stroma — n. the connective tissue basis of an organ, as opposed to the functional tissue (parenchyma). For example, the stroma of the erythrocytes is the spongy framework of protein strands within a red blood cell in which the blood pigment haemoglobin is … The new mediacal dictionary
stroma plexus — superficial and deep nerve fibrils within the substantia propria of the cornea … Medical dictionary
Intra Cornea Ring — In diesem Artikel oder Abschnitt fehlen folgende wichtige Informationen: mögliche Risiken? Du kannst Wikipedia helfen, indem du sie recherchierst und einfügst … Deutsch Wikipedia
estroma corneal — Eng. Stroma of cornea Estructura principal de la córnea, dura y transparente, situada entre las láminas anterior y posterior de la córnea. Sustancia propia de la córnea … Diccionario de oftalmología
