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CORNEOUS TISSUE

\kˈɔːni͡əs tˈɪʃuː], \kˈɔːni‍əs tˈɪʃuː], \k_ˈɔː_n_iə_s t_ˈɪ_ʃ_uː]\

Definitions of CORNEOUS TISSUE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Tela cornea, is that which forms the nails. The corneous membrane is the cornea.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

Compact masses of cells which are soft near their vascular bases, but near their free surface hard, flat, and often devoid of a nucleus; found in the hair, nails, hoofs, horns, and epidermis.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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