sclera
English
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) The white of the eye. It is the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκληρός (hard, tough).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σκληρός
Gloss
hard, tough
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
硬
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chorioscleral English
- choroidoscleral English
- corneosclera English
- corneoscleral English
- episclera English
- episcleral English
- episcleritis English
- extrascleral English
- intrascleral English
- keratoscleritis English
- retinoscleral English
- scleral English
- scleralization English
- sclerectomy English
- scleritic English
- scleritis English
- sclero- English
- subscleral English
- transscleral English
- uveoscleral English
- microsclero Italian
- sclero- Italian
- склера Russian
- σκληρία Ancient Greek
- σκληρός Ancient Greek
- σκληρότης Ancient Greek
- *(s)kelh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- σκληρός Greek (modern)