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Sclerotic coat

noun
1.
The whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball.  Synonym: sclera.






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"Sclerotic coat" Quotes from Famous Books



... attachment of those muscles which move this organ. The opening in the fore part of this opaque coat is filled by the transparent cornea, which resembles a watch crystal in shape, and is received into a groove in the front part of the sclerotic coat in the same manner that a watch-glass is received into its case. But for this arrangement light could not gain ...
— Popular Education - For the use of Parents and Teachers, and for Young Persons of Both Sexes • Ira Mayhew



Words linked to "Sclerotic coat" :   oculus, sclera, optic, eye, albuginea



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