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scle·ra (sklîr

)

The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea. Also called sclerotic, sclerotic coat.

[New Latin, from Greek, feminine of sklros, hard.]

scleral adj.

sclera [ˈsklɪərə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball Also called sclerotic

[from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard]

sclera (sklîr

)

The tough, white, fibrous tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the cornea.

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Noun

sclera - the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

sclerotic coat

eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight

albuginea - whitish tunic

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