Sclera

Quick meaning: Sclera is a noun meaning (anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

Meaning

(anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

Example Sentences

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.

Such pressures explain why humans are peculiar in having our rather small irises set against a white background—the sclera—in our eyes. Anyone watching us can infer where we are looking or whom we are looking at.

Word Forms

• scleras
• sclerae

Synonyms for sclera

Depending on context, synonyms include sclerotic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include posterior, white, sclerotal, episclera, corneosclera, conjunctiva.

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