Biomaterial Database

Corneal transplants. 1948

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003315	Cornea	The transparent anterior portion of the fibrous coat of the eye consisting of five layers: stratified squamous CORNEAL EPITHELIUM; BOWMAN MEMBRANE; CORNEAL STROMA; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; and mesenchymal CORNEAL ENDOTHELIUM. It serves as the first refracting medium of the eye. It is structurally continuous with the SCLERA, avascular, receiving its nourishment by permeation through spaces between the lamellae, and is innervated by the ophthalmic division of the TRIGEMINAL NERVE via the ciliary nerves and those of the surrounding conjunctiva which together form plexuses. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)	Corneas
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016039	Corneal Transplantation	Partial or total replacement of the CORNEA from one human or animal to another.	Grafting, Corneal,Keratoplasty,Keratoplasty, Lamellar,Transplantation, Corneal,Cornea Transplantation,Transplantation, Cornea,Cornea Transplantations,Corneal Grafting,Corneal Graftings,Corneal Transplantations,Graftings, Corneal,Keratoplasties,Keratoplasties, Lamellar,Lamellar Keratoplasties,Lamellar Keratoplasty,Transplantations, Cornea,Transplantations, Corneal
D019737	Transplants	Organs, tissues, or cells taken from the body for grafting into another area of the same body or into another individual.	Cell Transplants,Grafts,Organ Grafts,Organ Transplants,Tissue Grafts,Tissue Transplants,Cell Transplant,Graft,Graft, Organ,Graft, Tissue,Grafts, Organ,Grafts, Tissue,Organ Graft,Organ Transplant,Tissue Graft,Tissue Transplant,Transplant,Transplant, Cell,Transplant, Organ,Transplant, Tissue,Transplants, Cell,Transplants, Organ,Transplants, Tissue