Definition
Relating to or affecting the cornea, the clear outer layer of the eye.
Etymology
From cornea (Latin corneus, meaning horny or horn-like) + -al (adjective suffix). The cornea was named for its transparent, horn-like appearance. First used in medical English in the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Your cornea is literally named 'the horny part'—medieval doctors thought it looked like horn because of its transparent, smooth appearance, and they were right that it's incredibly tough but clear!
Translations
ARالعربية
قرنية
qur-niyyah
BNবাংলা
কর্নেয়াল
kor-ne-ya-al
CACatalà
corneal
kor-nee-al
CSČeština
rohovka
ro-hov-ka
DADansk
hornhinden
horn-hin-den
DEDeutsch
Hornhaut
horn-haut
ELΕλληνικά
κορνεία
kor-nee-a
ESEspañol
corneal
kor-nee-al
FISuomi
korneali
kor-nee-ali
FRFrançais
cornéen
kor-ne-en
HIहिन्दी
कोर्निया
kor-nee-a
HUMagyar
kornealis
kor-nee-alis
IDBahasa Indonesia
korneal
kor-nee-al
ITItaliano
corneale
kor-nee-ale
KMKM
ស្បែកមាត់
sbaek maht
MSBahasa Melayu
korneal
kor-nee-al
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းနီး
kaun-nee
NLNederlands
corneale
kor-nee-al
NONorsk
hornhinnen
horn-hin-nen
PLPolski
rożenkowaty
ro-zhen-ko-va-ty
PTPortuguês
corneal
kor-nee-al
RORomână
corneal
kor-nee-al
RUРусский
роговица
ro-go-vi-tsa
SVSvenska
hornhinna
horn-hin-na
SWKiswahili
corneal
kor-nee-al
TAதமிழ்
கண்ணின் மேல்தோல்
kan-nin me-la-tho-l
THไทย
เยื่อบุตา
yew bu da
TRTürkçe
korneal
kor-nee-al
UKУкраїнська
роговиця
ro-go-vi-tsia
VITiếng Việt
corneal
kor-nee-al