sclerotic coat

scle·ra

, pl.

scle·ras

,

scler·ae

(sklē'ră, -ăz, -ē), [TA]

A portion of the fibrous layer forming the outer envelope of the eyeball, except for its anterior sixth, which is the cornea.

Synonym(s): sclerotic coat, sclerotica, tunica albuginea oculi, tunica sclerotica

[Mod. L. fr. G. sklēros, hard]

sclerotic coat

n.

See sclera.