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scle·ra
(sklîr′ə)n.
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 sklēros, hard.]
scle′ral adj.
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sclera
(ˈsklɪərə)n
(Anatomy) the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball. Also called: sclerotic
[C19: from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard]
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scle•ra
(ˈsklɪər ə)n., pl. -ras.
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
[1885–90; < New Latin < Greek sklērá (feminine) hard]
scle′ral, adj.
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scle·ra
(sklîr′ə) The tough, white, fibrous tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the cornea.
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sclera
The white outer coat of the eyeball.
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scle·ra
n. esclerótica, parte blanca del ojo compuesta de tejido fibroso.
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sclera
n (pl -rae) escleróticaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.