Descemet's membrane

noun

The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

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DMposterior limiting laminaposterior elastic laminalamina elastica posteriormembrane of Demours
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Meanings

nounDescemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)

plural Descemet's membranes

  1. anatomyThe basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

    Synonyms: DM, posterior limiting lamina, posterior elastic lamina, lamina elastica posterior, membrane of Demours

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

Similar
DMposterior limiting laminaposterior elastic laminalamina elastica posteriormembrane of Demours

Origin

After the French physician Jean Descemet.

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