sclera

(sklir′ə)

noun pl. scleras or sclerae

the outer, tough, white, fibrous membrane covering all of the eyeball except the area covered by the cornea

Origin: ModL < Gr sklēros, hard < IE base *(s)kel-, to dry out > shallow

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noun

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

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , feminine of sklēros, hard

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