sclera

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsklɪərə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sklēr′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
scle•ra  (sklēr′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Anat.]
  1. Anatomy, Ophthalmologya dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball. See diag. under eye. 
  • Greek sklērá (feminine) hard
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1885–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sclera / ˈsklɪərə/
  1. the firm white fibrous membrane that forms the outer covering of the eyeball
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek sklēros hard
'sclera' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
choroid - choroid coat - cornea - eye - sclerectomy - scleritis - sclero- - sclerotic - sclerotomy - white

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