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Noun Concept

Categories: Eye, Human eye anatomy

sclera sclerotic coat white of the eye Black sclera Blue sclera

The whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball WordNet 3.0

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The whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The sclera, also known as the white of the eye or, in older literature, as the tunica albuginea oculi, is the opaque, fibrous, protective outer layer of the human eye containing mainly collagen and some crucial elastic fiber. Wikipedia

The white part of an eye, commonly called the "white of the eye" Wikipedia Disambiguation

White part of an eye, commonly called the "white of the eye" Wikidata

The opaque, fibrous, protective, outer layer of the eye containing collagen and elastic fiber. OmegaWiki

The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea. Wiktionary

White of the eye. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

albuginea

fibrous tunic of eyeball

HAS PART

canal of Schlemm

episcleral layer

PART OF