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Tissues > Epithelium > Epithelium, Corneal
... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Anterior Eye Segment > Cornea > Epithelium, Corneal
Sense Organs > Eye > Anterior Eye Segment > Cornea > Epithelium, Corneal

Preferred term

Epithelium, Corneal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the CORNEA. It is smooth and contains many free nerve endings.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Anterior Corneal Epithelium
  • Corneal Epithelium
  • Corneal Epithelium, Anterior
  • Epithelium, Anterior Corneal

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