SCLEROTIC COAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sclerotic coat mean? 

• SCLEROTIC COAT (noun)
  The noun SCLEROTIC COAT has 1 sense:

1. the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

  Familiarity information: SCLEROTIC COAT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCLEROTIC COAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

sclera; sclerotic coat

Hypernyms ("sclerotic coat" is a kind of...):

albuginea (whitish tunic)

Holonyms ("sclerotic coat" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)