Sclera

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea. Also called sclerotic, sclerotic coat.
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  • n. The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The sclerotic coat of the eyeball.
  • n. The test of the crustaceans, especially those parts of the test which separate the corneal lenses in aggregated schizochroal eyes.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    albuginea   
    Form
    scleral    scleritis   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sclerotic    sclerotic coat   
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