1) Albuginea 2) Cornea neighbor 3) Eye coating 4) Eye covering 5) Eye muscles attach to it 6) Eyeball coating 7) Eyeball component 8) Eyeball cover 9) Eyeball covering 10) Eyeball layer 11) Eyeball part 12) Opaque eye layer 13) Optic membrane 14) Outer eye layer 15) Part of the eyeball 16) Sclerotic coat
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The tough white opaque fibrous outer coat of the eyeball
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(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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(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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The white layer of the eye that covers most of the outside of the eyeball.
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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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<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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(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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The white fibrous outer coating of the eyeball.
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The outer, opaque fibrous coat of the eyeball.
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The area of the eye that encircles the cornea, the colored or pigmented portion
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The fibrous coat of the eyeball (the white of the eye)
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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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(skler;ua) The outer white layer of fibrous connective tissue that forms the protective covering of the eyeball.
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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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The white outer covering of the eyeball, continuous with the cornea.
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skleros, hard.
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the thick, tough, white outer protective coating that covers the outside of the eye.
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the tough, white coating that covers and protects the inner structures of the eye
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sclerotic coat noun whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball
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The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea.
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Greek skleros = hard; hence the tough, outer layer of the eyeball; adjective - scleral.
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Dense connective tissue of the eye which is the site of attachment for the extraocular muscles.
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The white part of the eye beneath the upper eyelid. The sclera normally has small blood vessels running across the surface.
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the white visible portion of the eyeball. The muscles that move the eyeball are attached to the sclera.
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