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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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