Sclera

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  • noun. The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The sclerotic coat of the eyeball.
  • noun. The test of the crustaceans, especially those parts of the test which separate the corneal lenses in aggregated schizochroal eyes.
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  • noun. The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
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  • noun. the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
    • Word Usage
    "The white portion of the eye is called the sclera; it is the outer covering of the eye."
    Form
    scleral  scleritis  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    albuginea  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sclerotic  sclerotic coat  
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