Definition of Sclerotic coat
1. Noun. The whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball.
Medical Definition of Sclerotic coat
1.
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.
Origin: L., Gr. Skleros = hard
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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