Dua's layer

noun

A layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.

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DLpre-Descemet's layerPDL
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Meanings

nounDua's layer (plural Dua's layers)

plural Dua's layers

  1. anatomyA layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.

    Synonyms: DL, pre-Descemet's layer, PDL

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen.

Similar
DLpre-Descemet's layerPDL

Origin

Dua+layer. From Harminder Singh Dua, lead researcher of the group at the University of Nottingham which discovered this layer in 2013.

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Dua's layer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dua's%20layer

MLA

“Dua's layer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dua's%20layer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dua's layer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dua's%20layer.

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