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1. (n.) sclera
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
Etymology: (1885–90; < NL < Gk sklērá (fem.) hard)
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1. (noun) sclera, sclerotic coat
the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
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1. SCLERA
The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of Schlemm. (From Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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