sclera

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsklɛəɹə/, /ˈsklɪəɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹə, -ɪəɹə

sclera (plural scleras or sclerae or scleræ)

1. (anatomy) The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.

   Synonyms: sclerotic, sclerotic coat

   • 2007, Junot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao:

     She'd been back a week and it was clear that college-level track was kicking her ass, the sclera in her normally wide manga-eyes were shot through with blood vessels.

• sclera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Casler, Clares, carles, clears, lacers, sarcel, sarcle, scaler

sclera f (plural sclere)

1. (anatomy) sclera

• sclerale
• sclerite
• sclerotico

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

sclera

1. inflection of sclerare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative