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sclera definition

sclera (sklir′ə)

noun pl. scleras -·ras or sclerae -·rae

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

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

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