ˈcorneo-
1. Combining form of L. corneus, corneous, meaning ‘with a horny admixture’, as in corneo-calˈcareous; corneo-siˈlicious.
2. Combining form of cornea, as in corneo-iritis, inflammation of the eye affecting both cornea and iris; corneo-scleˈrotic, pertaining to the cornea and sclerotic coat.
| 1872 Huxley Phys. ix. 227 The corneo-sclerotic case of the eye. 1878 T. Bryant Pract. Surg. I. 316 Interstitial keratitis is not unfrequently complicated by iritis, hence the name ‘corneo-iritis’. |