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Definition of: sclera
(sklir′ə) noun Anat.
The hard, firm, fibrous outer coat of the eye, continuous with the cornea; the white of the eye. Also scle·rot·i·ca (sklə·rot′i·kə). See illustration under EYE. [<NL <Gk. sklēros hard]
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