sclera

American

[skleer-uh] / ˈsklɪər ə /

noun

Anatomy.

a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.

sclera British

/ ˈsklɪərə /

noun

Also called: sclerotic. the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball

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sclera Scientific

/ sklîr′ə /

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

Etymology

Origin of sclera

1885–90; < New Latin < Greek sklērá (feminine) hard

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Sclera, sklē′ra, n. the sclerotic coat of the eye-ball.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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