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单词 eye bank
释义

eye bank


noun

a place for the storage of corneas that have been removed from the eyes of people recently deceased, used for transplanting to the eyes of persons having corneal defects.

Origin of eye bank

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Words nearby eye bank

Eyck, eye, eye appeal, eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, eye bank, eyebar, eye bath, eyebeam, eyeblack, eyeblink
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British Dictionary definitions for eye bank

eyebank
/ (ˈaɪˌbæŋk) /

noun

a place in which corneas are stored for use in corneal grafts
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for eye bank

eye bank

n.

A place where corneas of eyes removed immediately after death are preserved for subsequent keratoplasty.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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