SCLERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sclera mean? 

• SCLERA (noun)
  The noun SCLERA has 1 sense:

1. the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

  Familiarity information: SCLERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCLERA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sclera; sclerotic coat

Hypernyms ("sclera" is a kind of...):

albuginea (whitish tunic)

Holonyms ("sclera" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)

 Context examples 

A thin fibrous membrane that covers the outer surface of the anteriors sclera and contains blood vessels which supply the sclera.

(Episclera, NCI Thesaurus)

Spread of uveal melanoma beyond the sclera.

(Extrascleral Extension of Uveal Melanoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A blood vessel-containing membrane of the eye that lies between the retina and the sclera.

(Choroid, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin hyaline membrane between the chief part of the sclera and the endothelial layer of the cornea.

(Descemet's Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal growth of the cells of the eye including but not limited to choroid, ciliary body, retina, sclera that is determined to be benign

(Benign Eye Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Inflammation of the thin layer of tissue lining the sclera of the eye characterized by redness in the white portion of the eye.

(Bulbar Conjunctivitis, NCI Thesaurus)

The outermost layer of the eyeball consisting of both the sclera and the cornea.

(Corneoscleral Coat, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also present with blue sclerae, loose joints, and imperfect dentin formation.

(Osteogenesis Imperfecta, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The part of the conjunctiva, a thin transparent mucous membrane, that is loosely attached the orbital septum and covers the anterior surface of the sclera.

(Bulbar Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

It is ophthalmologically significant in that it appears on the outer surface of the eyeball as a slight furrow, marking the line between the clear cornea and the sclera.

(Corneoscleral Limbus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)