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ALBUGINEA OCULI [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
DEF

The tough white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, and continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve.

OBS

sclera: plural: scleras or sclerae.

Key term(s)
  • sclerae
  • scleras
  • sclera layer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
DEF

Tunique externe du globe oculaire, résistante, blanche, opaque et fibreuse, qui recouvre la plus grande partie de la surface du globe oculaire.

OBS

cornée opaque : synonyme impropre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ojo
DEF

Membrana dura que recubre el ojo, con un orificio en la parte anterior, en que está implantada la córnea transparente.

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