Injury or Poisoning
corneal perforation
[ kawr-nee-al pur-fuh-rey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Injury of cornea
Definitions related to corneal perforation:
  • A puncture or hole through the CORNEAL STROMA resulting from various diseases or trauma.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A rupture in the corneal tissue due to traumatic or pathologic processes.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • A rupture of the cornea through which a portion of the iris protrudes.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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