Look up: sclera

1. sclera
   [n] - whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
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2. Sclera
   The fibrous covering on the posterior part of the vertebrate eye. See cornea.
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3. Sclera
   the tough, white coating that covers and protects the inner structures of the eye
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4. Sclera
   The white, protective, outer layer of the eyeball.
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5. sclera
   The fibrous coat of the eyeball (the white of the eye)
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6. Sclera
   The outer, opaque fibrous coat of the eyeball.
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7. 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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8. sclera
   the dense,fibrous opaque white outer coat enclosing the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea Category: Medicine
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9. 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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10. sclera
    sclerotic coat noun whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. sclera
    sclera: see eye.
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15. Sclera
    The sclera can be seen as the opaque white of the eye. It is composed of tough, white fibrous tissue and encases the eyeball. The sclera contains fine blood vessels. When the eye is irritated by dust or disease, the blood vessels become enlarged and the 'white' of the eye appears pink or bloodshot.
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16. sclera
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sklē′ră, -ăz, -ē Definitions: 1. A portion of the fibrous layer forming the outer envelope of the eyeball, except for its anterior sixth, which is the cornea. Synonyms: sclerotic coat, sclerotica, tunica albuginea oculi, tunica sclerotica
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17. Sclera
    The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea.
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18. SCLERA
    The white outer covering of the eyeball, continuous with the cornea.
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19. SCLERA
    The white fibrous outer coating of the eyeball.
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20. sclera
    Greek skleros = hard; hence the tough, outer layer of the eyeball; adjective - scleral.
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21. SCLERA
    The tough white opaque fibrous outer coat of the eyeball
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22. Sclera
    The area of the eye that encircles the cornea, the colored or pigmented portion
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23. sclera
    (skler;ua) The outer white layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the protective covering of the eyeball.
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24. sclera
    (skler;ua) The outer white layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the protective covering of the eyeball.
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25. sclera
    The white layer of the eye that covers most of the outside of the eyeball.
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