Polyglot Dictionary

córnea

/ˈkoɾnea/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las córneas

Meaning

  1. cornea

    • Le trasplantaron la córnea.

      They transplanted his cornea.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hornhaut

Hornhaut is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cornea."

Portuguese

córnea

córnea is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cornea."

Practice

1 What does córnea mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le trasplantaron la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches córnea?

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