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has gloss	(noun) 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 eye bank
has gloss	eng: Eye banks retrieve and store eyes for cornea transplants and research. US eye banks provide tissue for about 46,000 cornea transplants a year to treat conditions such as keratoconus and cornea scarring. The cornea is not the only part of the eye that can currently undergo transplantation. The sclera can also be used to repair recipient eyes in surgery. In contrast to other organs, there is an adequate supply of corneas for transplants.
lexicalization	eng: eye bank
lexicalization	eng: Eyebank
subclass of	(noun) a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies) bank

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Eine Hornhautbank ist eine Institution, die menschliche Hornhäute des Auges oder Skleramaterial sowie manchmal auch andere Gewebe des Auges sammelt (Augenbank), in der Regel durch Organkultur konserviert, eine Qualitätssicherung vornimmt, und für vornehmlich eine Keratoplastik zur Verfügung stellt. Weitere Aufgabenbereiche: Verwaltung einer Warteliste, Bereitstellung von Amniontransplantaten.
lexicalization	deu: Hornhautbank
Croatian
lexicalization	hrv: očna banka
Japanese
has gloss	jpn: アイバンク (Eye bank) とは、角膜移植によってしか視力を回復できない患者のために、死後、眼球を提供することに本人または遺族の同意を得て、移植を待つ患者に斡旋する公的機関のこと。日本でのアイバンクは、厚生労働大臣の許可を受けて運営される「眼球あっせん業」のこと。眼球銀行ともいう。
lexicalization	jpn: アイバンク
Korean
lexicalization	kor: 안구은행
Portuguese
has gloss	por: Banco de olhos é uma entidade sem fins lucrativos que recebe doações, prepara e distribui córneas para transplante, ensino e pesquisa.
lexicalization	por: Banco de olhos

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