- sclera, sclerotic
- الصُّلْبة (غشاءُ العَين الصُّلب) \ sclera, sclerotic. \ _(field) Zool.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
sclera, sclerotic
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sclerotic coat — noun the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball • Syn: ↑sclera • Hypernyms: ↑albuginea • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑optic … Useful english dictionary
sclerotic coat — n SCLERA * * * see sclera * * * the sclera … Medical dictionary
sclerotic — [skli rät′ik] adj. [ModL scleroticus < Gr sklērotēs, hardness: see SCLERA] 1. hard; sclerosed 2. of, characterized by, or having sclerosis 3. of the sclera … English World dictionary
sclerotic coat — sclera … Dictionary of ichthyology
sclera — sclerotic coat; n. the white fibrous outer layer of the eyeball. At the front of the eye it becomes the cornea. See: eye Derivatives: scleral adj … The new mediacal dictionary
sclerotic coat — sclera … The new mediacal dictionary
sclerotic — 1. Relating to or characterized by sclerosis. 2. SYN: scleral. * * * scle·rot·ic sklə rät ik adj 1) being or relating to the sclera <the sclerotic layer of the eye> 2) of, relating to, or affected with sclerosis <a sclerotic blood… … Medical dictionary
Sclera — The tough white outer coat over the eyeball that covers approximately the posterior five sixths of its surface. The sclera is continuous in the front of the eye with the cornea and in the back of the eye with the external sheath of the optic… … Medical dictionary
sclerotic bone — one of a series of bones in the sclera of the eye, e.g. in Salmo there are anterior and posterior sclerotic bones, in Gasterosteus dorsal and posterior, and in Xiphias the entire sclera ossifies with two openings, one for the cornea and one for… … Dictionary of ichthyology
sclerotic — [sklɪə rɒtɪk, sklə ] adjective 1》 Medicine of or having sclerosis. 2》 Anatomy relating to the sclera. 3》 rigid; unable to adapt: a sclerotic political system. noun another term for sclera … English new terms dictionary
sclera — noun The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea. Syn: sclerotic, sclerotic coat … Wiktionary
