Descemet's membrane

English

Etymology

After the French physician Jean Descemet.

Noun

Descemet's membrane (plural Descemet's membranes)

  1. (anatomy) The basement membrane that lies between the stroma and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

Synonyms
  • posterior limiting lamina
  • posterior elastic lamina
  • lamina elastica posterior
  • membrane of Demours

Further reading
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