The Eye Word Search
Free The Eye word search. We picked 12 themed words — the parts and systems of the human body — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: CORNEA, IRIS, PUPIL, LENS, SCLERA, CHOROID, OPTICNERVE, VITREOUS, RETINA, CONJUNCTIVA, MACULA, FOVEA.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
The Eye word list, defined
- CORNEA /ˈkɒrniə/ · noun
- The transparent, dome-shaped layer of tissue forming the front surface of the eye, covering the iris and pupil, which refracts incoming light onto the lens.
- IRIS /ˈaɪrɪs/ · noun
- The iris is the colored, muscular part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering the pupil. The word also names a family of flowers with sword-shaped leaves and showy blooms, and refers to the Greek mythological figure associated with the rainbow. Related: rainbow, eye ring, flag, flowering plant.
- PUPIL /ˈpjuːpəl/ · noun
- A pupil is a person, especially a child or young person, who is taught by a teacher or who learns a subject at school. The word can also refer to the opening in the centre of the iris of the eye, through which light enters the eye. Related: student, schoolchild, learner, schoolgirl.
- LENS /lɛnz/ · noun
- A curved, transparent or translucent piece of material, usually glass or plastic, that focuses light or forms images. By extension, the word can refer to a means of examining or understanding something, or to a lens-shaped part of the body or a geological formation. Related: glass, optic, objective, magnifier.
- SCLERA /ˈsklɪərə/ (British); /ˈsklɪrə/ (US) · noun
- The tough, opaque white fibrous layer covering the eyeball. Its visible portion is commonly called the white of the eye. Related: white of the eye.
- CHOROID /ˈkɔːrɔɪd/ · noun
- The pigmented, richly blood-vesselled middle layer of the eyeball, lying between the retina and the sclera, which nourishes the outer layers of the retina.
- VITREOUS /ˈvɪtriəs/ · adjective & noun
- As an adjective, vitreous means resembling glass, especially being clear, smooth, or lustrous; in literary contexts it can describe humour or wit that is sharp and biting. As a noun, it denotes the vitreous humour, the transparent gel that fills much of the eye between the lens and retina. Related: glassy, transparent, glazed, crystalline.
- RETINA /ˈrɛtɪnə/ · noun
- The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue lining the inner part of the eye, containing the rods and cones that convert light into nerve signals.
- CONJUNCTIVA /ˌkɒndʒʌŋkˈtaɪvə/ · noun
- The delicate mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and covers the visible part of the sclera (white of the eye). Related: conjunctival membrane.
- MACULA /ˈmækjələ/ · noun
- In anatomy, the macula is a small, dark yellowish area of the retina, also called the macula lutea, that provides the sharpest central vision. The term can also refer more generally to a small spot or area of discoloration on the body or a surface. Related: macula lutea, yellow spot, fovea.
- FOVEA /ˈfoʊviə/ · noun
- A small pit or depression, especially the tiny depression at the center of the retina (the fovea centralis) where visual acuity is sharpest. Related: pit, depression, recess, socket.
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