Descemet membrane


posterior limiting lamina of cornea

[TA] a transparent homogeneous acellular layer between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea; considered to be a highly developed basement membrane. Synonym(s): lamina limitans posterior corneae [TA], Descemet membrane, Duddell membrane, entocornea, hyaloid membrane, lamina elastica posterior, membrana hyaloidea, membrana vitrea, posterior elastic layer, posterior limiting layer of cornea, tunica vitrea, vitreous membrane (1)

pos·ter·i·or e·las·tic la·mi·na of cor·ne·a

(pos-tēr'ē-ŏr ĕ-las'tik lam'i-nă kōr'nē-ă) A delicate hyaline membrane lying between the substantia propria of the cornea and the corneal endothelium.
Synonym(s): Descemet membrane, lamina limitans posterior corneae.

Descemet membrane

(des(-e)-ma') [Jean Descemet, Fr. anatomist, 1732–1810] An elastic layer deep in the corneal layers formed of endothelium. Synonym: Demours membrane

Descemet,

Jean, French physician, 1732-1810. Descemet membrane - a transparent homogeneous acellular layer between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea. Synonym(s): posterior limiting layer of cornea