"Dua's layer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dua's layers [plural]
Etymology: Dua+layer. From Harminder Singh Dua, lead researcher of the group at the University of Nottingham which discovered this layer in 2013. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dua's layer (plural Dua's layers)
  1. (anatomy) A layer of the cornea, between the corneal stroma and the Descemet's membrane, composed primarily of collagen. Wikipedia link: en:Dua's layer Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: DL, pre-Descemet's layer, PDL
    Sense id: en-Dua's_layer-en-noun-WJF9h-yT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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