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posterior elastic layer (medicine) and animal soap (medicine)


posterior elastic layer (medicine)


posterior elastic layer -->
posterior limiting layer of cornea


A transparent homogeneous acellular layer between the substantia propria and the endothelial layer of the cornea; considered to be a highly developed basement membrane.

Synonym: lamina limitans posterior corneae, membrana vitrea, Descemet's membrane, Duddell's membrane, entocornea, hyaloid membrane, lamina elastica posterior, limiting layers of cornea, membrana hyaloidea, posterior elastic layer, tunica vitrea, vitreous membrane.


animal soap (medicine)


animal soap
Soap made with sodium hydroxide and a purified animal fat consisting chiefly of stearin; used in pharmacy in the preparation of certain liniments.

Synonym: curd soap, domestic soap, tallow soap.