sclerotica
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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.
[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.
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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