sclera
The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except…The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
» The choroid is a highly vascularised, darkly pigmented layer found in between the retina and the sclera of the eye.
Meaning
1 sensesThe white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
Lederhaut, Sklera
скле́раskléra
біло́кbilók
the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
Examples
2 sentencesThe choroid is a highly vascularised, darkly pigmented layer found in between the retina and the sclera of the eye.
The eyes may remain open for such long periods of time that the conjunctiva and sclera may become quite dry and ulcerate.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
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Forms
plural: scleras / scleraeSynonyms
2 synonyms- the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball:sclerotic coat
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular