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  1. Fields of Study
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Fields of Study
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Fields of Study
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. nervous system
  3. sensory system
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal anatomy
  3. animal organs
  4. sense organs
  5. eyes
  6. sclera

Preferred term

sclera

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The white, opaque, fibrous, outer tunic of the eyeball, covering it entirely excepting the segment covered anteriorly by the cornea. It is essentially avascular but contains apertures for vessels, lymphatics, and nerves. It receives the tendons of insertion of the extraocular muscles and at the corneoscleral junction contains the canal of Schlemm.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2017

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • eye white

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/290574

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