sclera
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sclera
- /ˈsklɛəɹə/
- /ˈsklɪəɹə/
- /ˈsklɛrə/ US
Rhymes with -ɛəɹə, -ɪəɹə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).
noun scleras · sclerae · scleræ
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The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
She'd been back a week and it was clear that college-level track was kicking her ass, the sclera in her normally wide manga-eyes were shot through with blood vessels.
Similar: sclerotic, sclerotic coat
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noun white of the eye
| Español | esclera, esclerótica |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鞏膜 /巩膜 gǒngmó |
| Português | esclera |
| Deutsch | Lederhaut, Sklera |
| Italiano | sclera |
| Ελληνικά | σκληρός χιτώνας sklirós chitónas |
| Русский | скле́ра skléra |
| العربية | مُقْلَة muqla, بَيَاض اَلْعَيْن bayāḍ al-ʕayn |
| עברית | לֹבֶן הָעַיִן |
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title = {sclera},
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