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Bowman's membrane [1 record]

Record 1 2000-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The thin, non-cellular, second layer of the cornea, located between the anterior stratified epithelium and the substantia propria.

Key term(s)
  • anterior limiting lamina

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Fine couche de la cornée [...] située entre l'épithélium stratifié antérieur et le stroma.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Key term(s)
  • lame limitante antérieure
  • membrane basale antérieure
  • couche de Bowman
  • lame élastique antérieure

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Membrana homogénea situada entre el epitelio y la estroma corneal.

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