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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A place at which corneas obtained from human bodies immediately after death are stored and preserved for subsequent transplantation to patients with corneal defects.

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  • noun US a reserve store of human corneas kept for treatment of the blind

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  • noun a place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects

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