sclerotica


scle·ra

, pl.

scle·ras

,

scler·ae

(sklē'ră, -ăz, -ē), [TA] A portion of the fibrous layer forming the outer envelope of the eyeball, except for its anterior sixth, which is the cornea. Synonym(s): sclerotic coat, sclerotica, tunica albuginea oculi, tunica sclerotica [Mod. L. fr. G. sklēros, hard]

scle·ra

, pl. scleras, pl. sclerae (skleră, -ăz, -ē) [TA] A portion of the fibrous tunic forming the outer envelope of the eye, except for its anterior one sixth, which is the cornea.
Synonym(s): sclerotica. [Mod. L. fr. G. sklēros, hard]

sclerotica

S03-841900 (sklĕ-rŏt′ĭ-kă) [L. scleroticus, hard] Sclera.