SCLERA Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word sclera. (close relations)
Definition of SCLERA
Best Alternative Words for SCLERA
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| eye | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organ of sight • good discernment (either visually or as if visually) • attention to what is seen • an area that is approximately central within some larger region • a small hole or loop (as in a needle) verb • look at | ||||||||
| eyeball | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye verb • look at | ||||||||
| oculus | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organ of sight | ||||||||
| white | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) • a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion • the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water • United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) • (board games) the lighter pieces • Australian writer (1912-1990) • (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth • United States political journalist (1915-1986) • United States architect (1853-1906) • United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) • United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) • a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri adjective satellite • free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied • marked by the presence of snow • restricted to whites only • glowing white with heat • benevolent; without malicious intent • (of a surface) not written or printed on • (of coffee) having cream or milk added • (of hair) having lost its color • anemic looking from illness or emotion • of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets verb • turn white | ||||||||
| sclerotic coat | ||||||||
noun • the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball | ||||||||
| sclerotic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or having sclerosis; hardened • of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball | ||||||||
