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sclera (sklēr´ә)   the tough, white outer coat of the eyeball, covering approximately the posterior five-sixths of its surface, continuous anteriorly with the cornea and posteriorly with the external sheath of the optic nerve. adj., scle´ral., adj.
 

blue sclera  abnormal blueness of the sclera; it is a prominent feature of osteogenesis imperfecta and is also seen in certain other conditions.





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