OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27554

sclera

/ˈsklɛəɹə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
esclera • esclerótica
The white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
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.
Such pressures explain why humans are peculiar in having our rather small irises set against a white background—the sclera—in our eyes. Anyone watching us can infer where we are lo…
Phrases
No hay frases