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sclera

UK/ˈsklɛəɹə/ US/ˈsklɪəɹə/ uncommon

noun

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whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering of the eyeball

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Borrowed from New Latin sclera, from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).

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