sclerotica

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]

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scle·ra

, pl. scleras, pl. sclerae (skleră, -ăz, -ē) [TA]

A portion of the fibrous tunic forming the outer envelope of the eye, except for its anterior one sixth, which is the cornea.
Synonym(s): sclerotica.

[Mod. L. fr. G. sklēros, hard]

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sclerotica

(sklĕ-rŏt′ĭ-kă) [L. scleroticus, hard]

Sclera.

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