sclerathe white of the eye

What the Word

What the word

the white of the eye

sclera (the white part)

conjunctiva (thin clear membrane)

cornea (clear front surface)

iris (colored ring)

limbus (sclera-cornea border)

Synonym

sclera

anatomy

sclerotic coat white of the eye (colloquial)

layer

outer coat fibrous tunic (technical)

pathology

scleral scleritis (inflammation) scleromalacia (thinning) scleral buckle (surgical)

Thesaurus

sclera

Parts

white coat tunica cornea (front) limbus (border) lamina cribrosa (perforated) episclera (outer) stroma (middle) endothelium (inner)

Qualities

white opaque fibrous tough dense avascular collagenous thick

Coverings

conjunctiva bulbar conjunctiva Tenon's capsule episclera uvea (inner) choroid (posterior) ciliary body (anterior)

Neighbors

iris pupil cornea retina choroid optic nerve anterior chamber vitreous

Conditions

scleritis episcleritis icterus (yellow) jaundice (yellow) blue sclera staphyloma thinning melanosis naevus pinguecula

Colours

white yellow (icterus) blue (osteogenesis) grey (aging) red (inflamed)

Expressions

scleral scleral buckling (surgery) scleral lens (contact) sclerotomy (incision) scleral spur (anatomy) white of the eye (colloquial) scleroderma (skin-hardening)

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