sclera

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

/ˈsklɛəɹə/ /ˈsklɪəɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sclera.wav /ˈsklɛrə/

sclera scleras sclerae scleræ

Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).

sclerotic sclerotic coat

scleralization sclero- conjunctiva cornea iris

corneosclera episclera scleral scleritis

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