Look up: scler-

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   Scler-
   Scler-: (Or sclero-) A confusing prefix that can refer exclusively to hardness (from the Greek 'skleros' meaning hard) but that can also refer to the sclera of the eye. Sclerodactyly, for example, is localized thickening and tightness of the skin of the fingers or toes and scleroderma is disease of connective tissue with the formation of scar tissu ...
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   scler-
   See: sclero-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   sclera
   [n] - whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
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   Sclera
   The fibrous covering on the posterior part of the vertebrate eye. See cornea.
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   Sclera
   the tough, white coating that covers and protects the inner structures of the eye
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   Sclera
   The white, protective, outer layer of the eyeball.
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   sclera
   The fibrous coat of the eyeball (the white of the eye)
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   Sclera
   The outer, opaque fibrous coat of the eyeball.
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   Sclera
   Sclera: The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface. The sclera is continuous in the front of the eye with the cornea and in the back of the eye with the external sheath of the optic nerve. The word 'sclera' is from the Greek 'skleros' = hard. The plural is sclerae.
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    sclera
    the dense,fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea Category: Medicine
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    sclera
    <anatomy> The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve. ... Origin: L., Gr. Skleros = hard ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    sclera
    sclerotic coat noun whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
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    Sclera
    The `sclera` is the opaque (usually white, though certain animals, such as horses and lizards, can have black sclera), fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fibers. In children, it is thinner and shows some of the underlying pigment, appearing slightly blue. In the elderly, however, fatty deposits on the sclera can make it appear slightly yellow. The sclera forms the posterior five sixths of the connective t...
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    sclera
    (sklēr´ә) the tough, white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve. adj., scle´ral., adj. blue sclera abnormal bl...
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    sclera
    (from the article `eye, human`) The sclera is essentially the continuation backward of the cornea, the collagen fibres of the cornea being, in effect, continuous with those of the ... The cornea is the clear window of the eye. It covers the iris and pupil and serves as a powerful refractive surface. Any surface irregularity or scar ... ...
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    sclera
    (L.; Gr. skleros hard) (NA) the tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve.
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    sclera
    A portion of the fibrous layer forming the outer envelope of the eyeball, except for its anterior sixth, which is the cornea. Syn: sclerotica, tunica albuginea oculi, tunica sclerotica, sclerotic coat [Mod. L. fr. G. sklros, hard]
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    sclera
    The tough, leathery tissue that extends around the eye, protects it, and helps to keep its shape. It is made of white connective tissue containing collagen and elastic fibers that are produced by fibroblasts. The visible front part of it is called the 'white of the eye.' At the very front of ...
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    sclera
    sclera: see eye.
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    Scleractinia
    Order of coelenterates, usually producing calcareous skeletons with hexameral symmetry
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    Scleractinia
    `Scleractinia`, also called `Stony corals`, are exclusively marine animals; they are very similar to sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton. They first appeared in the Middle Triassic and replaced tabulate and rugose corals that went extinct at the end of the Permian. Much of the framework of coral reefs is formed by scleractinians. There are two groups of Scleractinia: *colonial corals found in clear, shallow tropical waters; they are the wo...
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    scleradenitis
    Inflammatory induration of a gland. ... Origin: scler-+ G. Aden, gland, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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    scleradenitis
    (sklēr″ad-ә-ni´tis) inflammation and hardening of a gland.
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    scleradenitis
    Inflammatory induration of a gland. [scler- + G. adn, gland, + -itis, inflammation]
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    Scleragogy
    Scler'a·go`gy noun [ Greek ...; ... hard + ... a leading or training.] Severe discipline. [ Obsolete] Bp. Hacket.
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