Corneal epithelium
System
Sensory (Eye)
SNOMED CT
368825001
Corneal epithelium
Definition
The smooth stratified squamous epithelium that covers the outer surface of the cornea.
Also known as anterior corneal epithelium, cornea epithelial tissue, cornea epithelium, epithelial tissue of cornea, epithelium anterius (cornea), epithelium anterius corneae, epithelium corneæ anterior layer, epithelium of cornea, external epithelium of cornea — per UBERON
The Corneal epithelium is a part of the Sensory (Eye).