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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > research methods > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > animal organs > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > anatomy and morphology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal science > zoology > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Fields of Study > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > methodology > research methods > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Research, Technology, Methods > research > animal research > experimental design > mathematics and statistics > animal anatomy > nervous system > sensory system > sense organs > eyes > sclera
Preferred Term:

esclerótica

Definition:
Membrana blanca, opaca, fibrosa y externa del globo ocular, que lo cubre por completo, a excepción del segmento cubierto en la parte anterior por la córnea. Es esencialmente avascular, pero presenta aberturas para los vasos sanguíneos y linfáticos y los nervios. Recibe los tendones de inserción de los músculos extraoculares y en la unión corneoescleral, contiene el canal de Schlemm.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
ojos
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/290574
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