Sclera
System requirements lab mordhau. Sclera definition: noun pl.ras or -rae the tough, fibrous, white membrane covering all of the eyeball except the area covered by the corneaOrigin of scleraModern Latin from Classical Greek skl?ros, hard from Indo-European base an unver.
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Related to sclera: conjunctiva, Blue Sclera
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.]
sclera
(ˈsklɪərə
) n (Anatomy) the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball. Also called: sclerotic
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·ra
(sklîr′ə)
The tough, white, fibrous tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the cornea.
sclera
| Noun | 1. | sclera - the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball albuginea - whitish tunic |
scle·ra
n. esclerótica, parte blanca del ojo compuesta de tejido fibroso.
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