EYE BANK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A place for storing and preserving corneas that are obtained from human corpses immediately after death; used for corneal transplantation to patients with corneal defects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("eye bank" is a kind of...):

bank (a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies))

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