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Definition of "sclera" []

  • The tough white fibrous outer envelope of tissue covering all of the eyeball except the cornea. Also called sclerotic, sclerotic coat. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sclera" in a sentence
  • "The white portion of the eye is called the sclera; it is the outer covering of the eye."
  • "First it forms, with the sclera, which is a protective physical barrier that shields the inner eye from the external environment."
  • "• In January 2008, London's The Sun found a practitioner of a new art form in which a design is inked, with a tattoo needle, into the sclera, which is the white part of the eyeball."