sclera
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- noun
- /ˈsklɛrə/
- Specialized
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esclera
- Both are tested for, and both tests are negative, though now Lane suddenly shows yellow sclera (a sign of jaundice, and thus a problem in the liver).
- white sclera
- yellowing of the sclera
- sclera of the eye
And actually the whites of my eyes, the sclera as it's called in my eyes turned beet red.
- And actually the whites of my eyes, the sclera as it's called in my eyes turned beet red.
- You notice for the first time that her eyes have no sclera, no white parts, but just solid color.
- People respond to that, the light white, right, Having that really clear sclera.
Examples
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You should not see the white sclera above their cornea there.
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Sclera, episclera, retina, choroid, and optic nerve may be involved very rarely.
Academic text (2007) -
You notice for the first time that her eyes have no sclera, no white parts, but just solid color.
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Her bleeding was so bad that the sclera, the white of her eyes, was red, filled with blood...
Blog text (1) -
And actually the whites of my eyes, the sclera as it's called in my eyes turned beet red.
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Well, the fact that you have the the white of the sclera makes it super easy to detect eye gaze.
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The superior portion of the sclera was observed to be moderately fragile.
Academic text (2008) -
The sclera of his eyes was red with exhaustion, his brow knitted.
Fiction book (1997) -
The tumor was observed to be encasing the globe from the superior, inferior, and temporal aspects, as well as infiltrating the sclera and conjunctiva.
Academic text (2008) -
The sclera is the tough, white outer layer of the eyeball that protects its inner structures.
Synonyms
A thick white outer layer of the eye that protects its inner parts
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sclera comes from the Greek sklērós, which means 'hard'. So the sclera is the tough, white outer layer of the eye that protects the inside of the eye.