Home › Words › D › descemetoceledescemetoceledescemetocele · noun — A kind of ulcer that extends through the stroma in the eye, exposing Descemet's membrane.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Descemet + -o- + -cele.nounA kind of ulcer that extends through the stroma in the eye, exposing Descemet's membrane.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.descemetitis 70% match — inflammation of the Descemet's membrane vs descemetocele →staphyloma 65% match — An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball. vs descemetocele →scleromalacia 57% match — Degenerative thinning of the sclera. vs descemetocele →albugo 57% match — A leucoma. vs descemetocele →sclerectomy 55% match — Removal of a sclera (as a treatment for glaucoma) vs descemetocele →mucocele 54% match — An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. vs descemetocele →dacryocystocele 54% match — A benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that forms as a result of a narrowing or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, usually during prenatal development. vs descemetocele →corneosome 54% match — A form of desmosome present in the cornea vs descemetocele →